Arguments A–D have a common structure. The first line is uncontroversial, the second line
appears to be a restatement of the first, the third appears to follow trivially from the second …

Fictionalism has long presented an attractive alternative to both heavy-duty realist and
simple eliminativist views about entities such as properties, propositions, numbers, and …

I take as uncontroversial that philosophical naturalism occupies a position of prominence in
contemporary philosophy and that the position of prominence occupied by naturalism is …

Is arguing over ontology a mistake? A recent proposal by Karen Bennett suggests that some
metaphysical disputes, such as those over constitution and composition, can be dismissed …

There is much to admire in Lynne Baker's (2007) The Metaphy of Everyday Life, and much
that I agree with: particularly the n defend the existence of ordinary objects such as tables …

In this dissertation, I develop a non-representational approach to metaethics that avoids the
ontological and epistemic problems that traditional realist views face: accounting for the …

Theodore Sider in his latest book provides a defense of the substantivity of the first-order
ontological debates against recent deflationary attacks. He articulates and defends several …

I argue that Amie Thomasson's recent theory of the methodology to be applied to find the
truth-conditions for claims of existence faces serious objections. Her account is based on …

To the great puzzlement of his readers, Berkeley begins by arguing that nothing exists other
than minds and ideas, but concludes by claiming to have defended the existence of bodies …

Can artifacts be agents in the same sense as humans? This paper endorses a pragmatic
stance to that issue. The crucial question is whether artifacts can have free will in the same …