Overview
- Addresses themes of relativity, structural realism, 4-dimensional ontologies and different strains of panpsychism
- Explores persistence and examines philosophers' perspectives on and models of persistence
- Makes a substantial contribution to debates concerning the status, extent and viability of both stage theoretic models of persistence as well as non-reductive, naturalistic models of persistence
Part of the book series: Philosophical Studies Series (PSSP, volume 130)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Puzzle of Persistence
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Front Matter
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The Challenges to 4-Dimensionalism
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Problems of Fourdimensionalism
- Arguments against 4-Dimensionalism
- Formal Models of Persistence
- Model Theory and 4-dimensionalism
- Metaphilosophical Evaluation
- Insufficient Binding and the Problems of 4-Dimensionalism
- Real Fourdimensionalism
- Structuring Causation
- Mental Causation, Persistence and Grounding
- Problems of 4-dimensionalism and PSP
About this book
This book explores persistence, taking human beings as an example case. It investigates how concrete particulars stay the same during their temporal carriers while changing significantly. Themes of relativity, structural realism, 4-dimensional ontologies and different strains of panpsychism are amongst those addressed in this work.
Beginning with an exploration of the puzzle of persistence, early chapters look at philosophers’ perspectives and models of persistence. Competitors in the debate are introduced, from classical 3-dimensionalism to two flavors of 4-dimensionalism, namely worm theory and stage theory. The second part of the book explores the various challenges to 4-dimensionalism and develops a positive taxonomy of those questions that the reasonable proponent of 4-dimensionlism needs to answer.
In the third part of the book readers may explore an ontology at the interface of analytic metaphysics and philosophy of mind, called Real Fourdimensionalism, or more specifically: Physicalistic Stage-Panexperientialism (PSP). This is a version of panexperiential stage theory and its alleged model of persistence-as-deciding answers the questions of the taxonomy.
This book makes a substantial contribution to debates concerning the status, extent and viability of both stage theoretic models of persistence as well as non-reductive, naturalistic models of persistence. It will be of interest to graduates and scholars involved in analytic metaphysics, as well as the philosophy of mind, especially those specializing in questions of persistence and the ontology of the mind.Â
Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Real Fourdimensionalism
Book Subtitle: An Essay in the Ontology of Persistence and Mind
Authors: Ludwig Jaskolla
Series Title: Philosophical Studies Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65927-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-65926-8Published: 27 October 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88133-1Published: 25 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-65927-5Published: 19 October 2017
Series ISSN: 0921-8599
Series E-ISSN: 2542-8349
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 257
Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations
Topics: Ontology