This book is the published version of Jackson's 1995 John Locke Lectures. It is an outstanding work. Given its breath and originality, it deserves to be widely studied. Given its brevity and clarity, it actually might be. The book covers a vast range of topics, from the issue of physicalism in the philosophy of mind, via the nature of conceptual analysis, to the metaphysics of colour and ethics. In each area Jackson stakes out a distinctive position which accords with the basic account of metaphysics defended throughout.

• 1. SERIOUS METAPHYSICS AND SUPERVENIENCE; 2. THE ROLE OF CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS; 3. CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS AND METAPHYSICAL NECESSITY; 4. THE PRIMARY QUALITY VIEW OF COLOUR; 5. THE LOCATION PROBLEM FOR ETHICS: MORAL PROPERTIES AND MORAL CONTENT; 6. ANALYTICAL DESCRIPTIVISM; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

This book is the published version of Jackson's 1995 John Locke Lectures. It is an outstanding work. Given its breath and originality, it deserves to be widely studied. Given its brevity and clarity, it actually might be. The book covers a vast range of topics, from the issue of physicalism in the philosophy of mind, via the nature of conceptual analysis, to the metaphysics of colour and ethics. In each area Jackson stakes out a distinctive position which accords with the basic account of metaphysics defended throughout.

• 1. SERIOUS METAPHYSICS AND SUPERVENIENCE; 2. THE ROLE OF CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS; 3. CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS AND METAPHYSICAL NECESSITY; 4. THE PRIMARY QUALITY VIEW OF COLOUR; 5. THE LOCATION PROBLEM FOR ETHICS: MORAL PROPERTIES AND MORAL CONTENT; 6. ANALYTICAL DESCRIPTIVISM; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

This book is the published version of Jackson's 1995 John Locke Lectures. It is an outstanding work. Given its breath and originality, it deserves to be widely studied. Given its brevity and clarity, it actually might be. The book covers a vast range of topics, from the issue of physicalism in the philosophy of mind, via the nature of conceptual analysis, to the metaphysics of colour and ethics. In each area Jackson stakes out a distinctive position which accords with the basic account of metaphysics defended throughout.

• 1. SERIOUS METAPHYSICS AND SUPERVENIENCE; 2. THE ROLE OF CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS; 3. CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS AND METAPHYSICAL NECESSITY; 4. THE PRIMARY QUALITY VIEW OF COLOUR; 5. THE LOCATION PROBLEM FOR ETHICS: MORAL PROPERTIES AND MORAL CONTENT; 6. ANALYTICAL DESCRIPTIVISM; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX