Current Controversies in Metaphysics

<p>This book showcases a range of views on topics at the forefront of current controversies in the field of metaphysics. It will give readers a varied and alive introduction to the field and cover such key issues as: modality fundamentality composition the object/property distinction and indeterminacy. The contributors include some of the most important philosophers currently writing on these issues. The questions and philosophers are: </p><p></p><ul> <br><br><p></p> <li>Are there any individuals at the fundamental level? / (1) Shamik Dasgupta (2) Jason Turner</li> <br><br> <br><br><p></p> <li>Is there an objective difference between essential and accidental properties? / (1) Meghan Sullivan (2) Kris McDaniel and Steve Steward</li> <br><br> <br><br><p></p> <li>Are there any worldly states of affairs? / (1) Daniel Nolan (2) Joseph Melia</li> <br><br> <br><br><p></p> <li>Are there any intermediate states of affairs? / (1) Jessica Wilson (2) Elizabeth Barnes and Ross Cameron</li> <br><br> <br><br><p></p> <li>Do ordinary objects exist? / (1) Trenton Merricks (2) Helen Beebee</li> </ul><p></p><p>Editor Elizabeth Barnes guides readers through these controversies (all published here for the first time) with a synthetic introduction and succinct abstracts of each debate.</p>