the metaphysics of hyperspace
Table of Contents
Introduction
on classical logic and neighboring matters / on material objects /
on substantivalism / on relations to regions / on composition and
decomposition / on simples and gunk / on persistence and change /
on eternalism / on modality and recombination / on vagueness /
on bruteness / on intuitions / on theism / on hyperspace and topology
Chapter 1 - Concerning Some Philosophical Reasons to Believe in Hyperspace
§1 Two Voices from Königsberg
§2 Incongruent Counterparts and Hyperspace
§3 The Problem of Temporally Incongruent Counterparts
§4 Incongruent Counterparts and Substantivalism
§5 The Fine-Tuning Argument for Hyperspace
§6 Objections to The Fine-Tuning Argument for Hyperspace
Chapter 2 - Receptacles: Hosts and Guests
§1 The Opponents and the Playing Field
§2 Some Ground Clearing and Stage Setting
§3 Against the O-Theory
§4 Against the C-Theory
§5 Against the T-Theory
Chapter 3 - Contact and Boundaries
§1 Three Analyses of ‘Touching’
§2 Grainy Objects and Neighbors
§3 Two More Analyses of ‘Touching’
§4 Bits and Pieces
§5 Some Reflections on Boundaries
§6 A Knot
§7 Four Colors Do Not Suffice
Chapter 4 - Extended Simples and Diachoric Identity
§1 Character Sketches
§2 Occupation Relations
§3 Extended Simples
§4 The Problem of Spatial Intrinsics
§5 The Problem of Shapes
§6 The Problem of Parsimony
§7 The Problem of Diachoric Identity
§8 Scores
Chapter 5 - Superluminal Motion and Superluminal Causation
§1 Moving Faster than Light
§2 Immanent Causality and Diachronic Composition
§3 Superluminal Causation
Chapter 6 - Mirror Determinism and Mirror Incompatibilism
§1 A Quick Note on Freedom and Moral Responsibility
§2 Logical, Causal, and Theological Determinism
§3 Naïve, Frankfurt, Conditional-Analysis, Soft-Fact, Altered-Law, and Altered-Past Compatibilism
§4 Many-Brothers Determinism and Many-Brothers Compatibilism
§5 Mirror Determinism
§6 Mirror Incompatibilism
Chapter 7 - Hyperspace and Theism
§1 The Problem of the Best
§2 The Problem of Evil
Chapter 8 - Hyperspace and Christianity
§1 The Aim of These Reflections
§2 A Brief Remark on Heaven and Hell
§3 A Brief Remark on the Garden of Eden
§4 A Brief Remark on Angels and Demons
§5 New Testament Miracles
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