Abstract
In this paper I propose a new solution to the problem of change: situationalism. According to this view, parts of reality fundamentally disagree about what is the case and reality as a whole is unsettled (i.e. metaphysically indeterminate). When something changes, parts of the world irreconcilably disagree about what properties it has. From this irreconcilable disagreement, indeterminacy arises. I develop this picture using situations, which are parts of possible worlds; this gives it the name situationalism. It allows a B-theory endurance view on which there is genuine incompatibility when things change. There are costs to the view, which are explored, but it is a novel approach which offers a distinct explanation of what happens when things exist through change.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Oxford Studies in Metaphysics |
Editors | Dean Zimmerman, Karen Bennett |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Chapter | 8 |
Volume | 13 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780192886033 |
Publication status | Published - 23 Feb 2023 |
Publication series
Name | Oxford Studies in Metaphysics |
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Publisher | Oxford University Press |
ISSN (Print) | 2634-5730 |
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Sanders Prize in Metaphysics
Pickup, Martin (Recipient), 2020
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