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Material objects and essential bundle theory (2017)
Journal Article
Barker, S., & Jago, M. (2017). Material objects and essential bundle theory. Philosophical Studies, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-017-0990-6

In this paper we present a new metaphysical theory of material objects. On our theory, objects are bundles of property instances, where those properties give the nature or essence of that object. We call the theory essential bundle theory. Property p... Read More about Material objects and essential bundle theory.

Material Objects and Essential Bundle Theory (2017)
Journal Article
BARKER, S., & Jago, M. (2018). Material Objects and Essential Bundle Theory. Philosophical Studies, 175(12), 2969-2986. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-017-0990-6

In this paper we present a new metaphysical theory of material objects. On our theory, objects are bundles of property instances, where those properties give the nature or essence of that object. We call the theory essential bundle theory. Property p... Read More about Material Objects and Essential Bundle Theory.

Figurative Speech: Pointing a Poisoned Arrow at the Heart of Semantics (2016)
Journal Article
Barker, S. (2017). Figurative Speech: Pointing a Poisoned Arrow at the Heart of Semantics. Philosophical Studies, 174, 123-140. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-016-0624-4

I argue that figurative speech, and irony in particular, presents a deep challenge to the orthodox view about sentence content. The standard view is that sentence contents are, at their core, propositional contents: truth-conditional contents. Moreov... Read More about Figurative Speech: Pointing a Poisoned Arrow at the Heart of Semantics.

Monism and Material Constitution (2014)
Journal Article
Barker, S., & Jago, M. (2014). Monism and Material Constitution. Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, 95(2), 189-204. doi:10.1111/papq.12024