All Outputs (3)

Presentism, truthmaking and necessary connections (2014)
Journal Article
Tallant, J. (2015). Presentism, truthmaking and necessary connections. Theoria, 81(3), https://doi.org/10.1111/theo.12062

Ross Cameron puts forward a novel solution to the truthmaker problem facing presentism. I claim that, by Cameron's own lights, the view is not in fact a presentist view at all, but rather requires us to endorse a form of Priority Presentism, whereby... Read More about Presentism, truthmaking and necessary connections.

Immodest and proud (2014)
Journal Article
Tallant, J. (2015). Immodest and proud. Erkenntnis, 80(4), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10670-014-9678-x

In his ‘Ambitious, Yet Modest, Metaphysics’, Hofweber (Metametaphysics, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp 260–289, 2009a) puts forward arguments against positions in metaphysics that he describes as ‘immodest’; a position he identifies as defended... Read More about Immodest and proud.

Metaphysics, intuitions and physics (2014)
Journal Article
Tallant, J. (2015). Metaphysics, intuitions and physics. Ratio, 28(3), https://doi.org/10.1111/rati.12074

Ladyman and Ross (2007) do not think that contemporary metaphysics is in good standing. However, they do think that there is a version of metaphysics that can be made to work – provided we approach it using appropriate principles. My aim in this pape... Read More about Metaphysics, intuitions and physics.