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1、HOWTHINGSPERSISTHowdothingspersist?Arematerialobjectsspreadoutthroughtimejustastheyarespreadoutthroughspace?Oristemporalpersistencequitedifferentfromspatialextension?Thiskeyquestionliesattheheartofanymetaphysi-calexplorationofthematerialworld,anditplaysacrucialpartindebates

2、aboutpersonalidentityandsurvival.KatherineHawleyexploresandcomparesthreetheoriesofpersistence—endurance,perdurance,andstagetheories—investigatingthewaysinwhichtheyattempttoaccountfortheworldaroundus.Havingprovidedvaluableclarificationofitstwomainrivals,sheconcludesbyadvocati

3、ngstagetheory.Suchabasicissueaboutthenatureofthephysicalworldnaturallyhasclosetieswithothercentralphilosophicalproblems.HowThingsPersistincludesdiscussionsofchangeandparthood,ofhowwerefertomaterialobjectsatdifferenttimes,ofthedoctrineofHumeansupervenience,andofthemodalfeatu

4、resofmaterialthings.Inparticular,itcontainsnewaccountsofthenatureofworldlyvagueness,andofwhatbindsmaterialthingstogetherovertime,distinguishingthecareerofanaturalobjectfromanarbitrarysequenceofevents.Eachchapterconcludeswithareflectionabouttheimpactofthesemetaphysicaldebates

5、uponquestionsaboutourpersonalidentityandsurvival.Bothstudentsandprofessionalphilosopherswillfindthatthiswide-rangingstudyprovidesidealaccesstothelivelymoderndebateaboutanancientmetaphysicalproblem.HowThingsPersistKatherineHawleyCLARENDONPRESS·OXFORD3GreatClarendonStreet,Oxfo

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