Matthew Davidson is Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at California State University, San Bernardino, USA.

Matthew Davidson has written an accessible, clear, engaging introduction to problems concerning existence and necessity, defending a distinctive view, what he labels Independence Actualism, and contrasts the view with the Meinongian view that reality includes entities that do not exist. This monograph is an excellent opinionated tour through the terrain of issues on existence and necessity.

• Preface1. Independence Actualism Explicated2. The Independence Thesis3. The Utility of Independence Actualism4. Actualism or Meinongianism?5. “Exists” as a Predicate6. Existence and Essence7. Robust and Deflationary Meinongianism8. God and Necessary ExistenceNotesBibliographyIndex

Matthew Davidson is Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at California State University, San Bernardino, USA.

Matthew Davidson has written an accessible, clear, engaging introduction to problems concerning existence and necessity, defending a distinctive view, what he labels Independence Actualism, and contrasts the view with the Meinongian view that reality includes entities that do not exist. This monograph is an excellent opinionated tour through the terrain of issues on existence and necessity.

• Preface1. Independence Actualism Explicated2. The Independence Thesis3. The Utility of Independence Actualism4. Actualism or Meinongianism?5. “Exists” as a Predicate6. Existence and Essence7. Robust and Deflationary Meinongianism8. God and Necessary ExistenceNotesBibliographyIndex

Matthew Davidson is Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at California State University, San Bernardino, USA.

Matthew Davidson has written an accessible, clear, engaging introduction to problems concerning existence and necessity, defending a distinctive view, what he labels Independence Actualism, and contrasts the view with the Meinongian view that reality includes entities that do not exist. This monograph is an excellent opinionated tour through the terrain of issues on existence and necessity.

• Preface1. Independence Actualism Explicated2. The Independence Thesis3. The Utility of Independence Actualism4. Actualism or Meinongianism?5. “Exists” as a Predicate6. Existence and Essence7. Robust and Deflationary Meinongianism8. God and Necessary ExistenceNotesBibliographyIndex