A team of leading philosophers presents original work on theories of parthood and of location. Topics covered include how we ought to axiomatise our mereology, whether we can reduce mereological relations to identity or to locative relations, whether Mereological Essentialism is true, different ways in which entities persist through space, time, spacetime, and even hypertime, conflicting intuitions we have about space, and what mereology and propositions can tell us about one another. The breadth and accessibility of the papers make this volume an excellent introduction for those not yet working on these topics. Further, the papers contain important contributions to these central areas of metaphysics, and thus are essential reading for anyone working in the field. Presents Original Work On Theories Of Parthood And Of Location. Topics Covered Include How We Ought To Axiomatise Our Mereology, Whether We Can Reduce Mereological Relations To Identity Or To Locative Relations, Whether Mereological Essentialism Is True, Different Ways In Which Entities Persist Through Space, Time, Spacetime, And Even Hypertime, Conflicting Intuitions We Have About Space, And What Mereology And Propositions Can Tell Us About One Another.--probided By Publisher Part 1. Mereology -- The Many Primitives Of Mereology / Josh Parsons -- Parthood Is Identity / Kris Mcdaniel -- Mereology And Modality / Gabriel Uzquiano -- Part 2. Mereology And Location -- Where It's At: Modes Of Occupation And Kinds Of Occupant / Peter Simons -- A Spatial Approach To Mereology / Ned Markosian -- Balls And All / Daniel Nolan -- Conflicting Intuitions About Space / Peter Forrest -- Part 3. Interaction With Other Topics -- Transhypertime Identity / Hud Hudson -- Parts Of Propositions / Cody Gilmore -- Mereological Sums And Singular Terms / Kathrin Koslicki. Edited By Shieva Kleinschmidt. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 237-247) And Index. Cover 1 Mereology and Location 5 Copyright 6 Dedication 7 Acknowledgements 9 Contents 11 Notes on Contributors 13 Introduction 15 PART I Mereology 37 1The Many Primitives of Mereology 39 2 Parthood is Identity 49 3 Mereology and Modality 69 PART II Mereology and Location 93 4 Where It’s At: Modes of Occupation and Kinds of Occupant 95 5 A Spatial Approach to Mereology 105 6 Balls and All 127 7 Conflicting Intuitions about Space 153 PART III Interaction with Other Topics 169 8 Transhypertime Identity 171 9 Parts of Propositions 192 10 Mereological Sums and Singular Terms 245 Bibliography 273 Index 285
