Narrativism, Reductionism and Four-Dimensionalism

Does Four-Dimensionalism Explain Coincidence?

For those who think the statue and the piece of copper that compose it are distinct objects that coincide, there is a burden of explanation. After all, common sense says that different ordinary objects cannot occupy the same space at the same time. A common argument in favor of fourdimensionalism (or ‘perdurantism’ or ‘temporal parts theory’) is that it provides the resources for a superior exp...

Embryos, Four-Dimensionalism, and Moral Status

Philosophy journals have been full of discussions of Four-Dimensionalism in recent years. The rich resources of the Four-Dimensional metaphysics have been brought to bear upon many traditional philosophical problems. Alas, the implications of Four-Dimensionalism for bioethics have gone largely unexplored. Hud Hudson (1999, 2001) is the rare exception. Relying upon a Four-Dimensional metaphysics...

Reply to Stone on counterpart theory and four-dimensionalism

Scott Soames’ Two-Dimensionalism

2 Ambitious Two - Dimensionalism