C0NTE'ONUP,2 002 1. INTRODUCTITOHNE:N ATUREO FM ETAPHYSICS Whaitms e taphysics? 1 Thteh roefra etl ativism 4 Thoeb jefrcotimno ant ureapliiszteedm ology 5 Kanatnt dh peo ssibmieltiatpyh yosfi cs 7 Metaphaynesdmi pcisrk incoawll edge 9 Possicboinplctiaestn,ysd ,e mantics 11 Ontolanoodgn yt olcoagtiecgaolr ies 13 As hoorutt loiftn hbeio so k 16 PARTI :I DENTIATNYD C HANGE IDENTIOTVYE RT IMEA NDC HANGE 2. OFC OMPOSITION 23 Numeraincqdau la liitdaetnitviet y 23 Compoosbijteaecn ctdh sa nogfpe a rts 24 Thpeu zozftl hese h oifTp h eseus 25 Twroa dsioclaultt oti hopenu sz zle 28 Ab etstoelru tion? 30 Intermeixtitsetnetn ce 33 Fissainfodun s ion 35 Ivsa giudee nptoistsyi ble? 36 Thpea raodfto hxte h ouasnaodnn dce a ts 37 3.Q UALITATCIHVAEN GEA NDT HED OCTRINOEF TEMPOARLP ARTS 41 LeibLnaiawzn 'tdsh p er obolfqe uma licthaatnigvee 41 Presentism 42 Thrteeem proeraalli stt ots hopelr uotbiloenms 43 Ac larifiocfta hatedi voensr obliuatli on 47 Perduvrearnescnueds u rance 49 Thneo toifot ne mppoarratls 50 Ap robfolrep mer dutrhaenocrei es 54 Tempopraaraltst s h eoreenttiictaile s 55