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Barnes, Elizabeth. Going Beyond the Fundamental: Feminism in Contemporary Metaphysics
2014, Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society 114 (3pt3):335-351
Topics: Gender Sex and Sexuality; Metametaphysics; Ontology and Metaontology; Philosophical Media and Methodology
Keywords: feminisit metaphysics; fundamentality; metametaphysics; metaphysics
Traditions: Analytic; Critical; North American
Languages: English

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Added by: Simon Fokt, Contributed by: Alison Fernandes

Abstract: Much recent literature in metaphysics attempts to answer the question, ‘What is metaphysics?' In this paper I argue that many of the most influential contemporary answers to this question yield the result that feminist metaphysics is not metaphysics. I further argue this result is problematic.

Comment: Useful for raising questions about the scope of metaphysics, issues to do with fundamentality, as well as the relation between feminism and metaphysics. An excellent paper to include at the end of an undergraduate course in metaphysics, or to include in a course on social ontology.

Difficulty: Intermediate
Recommended use: Specialised reading

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Shumener, Erica. The Metaphysics of Identity: Is Identity Fundamental?
2017, Philosophy Compass 12 (1)
Topics: Identity and Change; Mereology; Ontology and Metaontology
Keywords: Distinctness; Grounding; fundamentality; identity
Traditions: Analytic; North American
Languages: English

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Added by: Bjoern Freter, Contributed by: Zach Thornton

Abstract: Identity and distinctness facts are ones like “The Eiffel Tower is identical to the Eiffel Tower,” and “The Eiffel Tower is distinct from the Louvre.” This paper concerns one question in the metaphysics of identity: Are identity and distinctness facts metaphysically fundamental or are they nonfundamental? I provide an overview of answers to this question.

Comment: This is an introductory text on the topic of grounding identity and distinctness facts. This topic is connected to the literature on Leibniz's Law and the Principle of Identity of Indiscernibles. This paper provides an overview of arguments for and against the view that identity and distinctness facts are fundamental, ultimately favoring the view that they are not.

Difficulty: Easy
Recommended use: Introductory reading

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