Introduction
1. Existence examined
2. Objectivity and independence
3. Relegating existence: prefixing, prefacing, reducing and nonfactualism
4. What is fictionalism?
5. Fictionalism: a confusing past and a divided present
6. Fiction and Fictionalism
7. Fictionalism: why, where, how
8. Objections
9. Close Cousins
Extended Bibliography
Index

Each critical introduction provides a comprehensive survey to an important metaphysical subject or question. Covering the historical, methodological, and practical contexts, it identifies and explores the major approaches, theories and debates. Capturing the changes to the ways the discipline is being studied, the emphasis placed on the historical background allows connections to be made between contemporary issues and the wider history of modern philosophy.

Designed for use on contemporary metaphysics courses, these introductions are defined by clarity of argument and equipped with features to facilitate and encourage further study. The result is a series of essential introductions for upper-level undergraduates and postgraduates wishing to stay informed of the issues and arguments shaping twenty-first century metaphysics.

Editorial Board
Bill Brewer, Susan Stebbing Professor of Philosophy (King’s College London, UK)
Albert Casullo, Professor of Philosophy (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA)
Thomas M. Crisp, Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy (Biola University, USA)
Kit Fine, Silver Professor of Philosophy and Mathematics (New York University, USA)
E. J. Lowe, Professor of Philosophy (University of Durham, UK)
Peter Simons, Professor of Philosophy (Trinity College Dublin)
Tuomas Tahko, Postdoctoral Researcher (University of Helsinki, Finland)
Eric T Olson, Professor of Philosophy (University of Sheffield, UK)