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Preface; Part I. Possibility and Identity: 1. Armstrong's newcombinatorialist theory of modality William G. Lycan; 2. Many, but almost oneDavid Lewis; Part II. The Theory of Universals: 3. Just like quarks? thestatus of repeatables Peter Forrest; 4. Sets are haecceities John Biglow; 5.Properties and predicates D. H. Mellor; Part III. Causality and Laws ofNature: 6. Are causal laws contingent? Evan Fales; 7. Laws of nature as aspecies of regularities J. J. C. Smart; 8. Power for realists C. B. Martin;9. Laws of nature, modality and humean supervenience Peter Menzies; Part IV.Consciousness and Secondary Qualities: 10. Block's challenge Frank Jackson;11. David Armstrong and realism about colour Keith Campbell; Bibliography ofthe works of D. M. Armstrong; Index.