Research

Errata

Papers

Grounding Sexual Identity Ergo 2026.

E. E. Constance Jones on Existence in a Region of Supposition Journal for the History of Analytical Philosophy 2023.

Hylomorphic Propositions (with Chris Tillman and Eileen S. Nutting) The Routledge Handbook of Propositions 2023.

E. E. Constance Jones on Unique Existence Asian Journal of Philosophy 2022.

E. E. Constance Jones on Existence in Fiction and Imagination Studia Semiotyczne (Semiotic Studies) 2022.

Fregean Theories of Names from Fiction The Routledge Handbook of Linguistic Reference 2021.

Constitutive Essence and Partial Grounding (with Eileen S. Nutting and Chris Tillman) Inquiry 2018.

Counting Again (with David Sanson and Cathleen Muller) Grazer Philosophische Studien 2017.

Soames's New Conception of Propositions Philosophical Studies 2016.

The Extraordinary Impossibility of Sherlock Holmes Res Philosophica 2016.

Brutal Identity (with Cathleen Muller) Fictional Objects OUP 2015.

Against a Defense of Fictional Realism (with Cathleen Muller) Philosophical Quarterly 2014.

Serial Fiction, Continued British Journal of Aesthetics 2014.

Benacerraf’s Revenge (with Chris Tillman) Philosophical Studies 2013.

Not the Optimistic Type (with Chris Tillman, Brian McLean, and Adam Murray) Canadian Journal of Philosophy 2013.

Never Been Kicked Fight Club Routledge 2011.

Ontological Superpluralism Philosophical Perspectives 2011.

Descriptivism, Scope, and Apparently Empty Names (with Andrew Cullison) Philosophical Studies 2011.

Parts of Singletons (with Chris Tillman and Patrick Reeder) Journal of Philosophy 2010.

The Way Things Were (with David Sanson) Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 2010.

Modality, Individuation, and the Ontology of Art (with Carl Matheson) Canadian Journal of Philosophy 2008.

Defending ‘Defending Musical Perdurantism’ (with Carl Matheson) British Journal of Aesthetics 2008.

On the Content of Experience (with Timothy Schroeder) Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 2007.

Fine Individuation (with Carl Matheson) British Journal of Aesthetics 2007.

Millian Descriptivism Philosophical Studies 2007.

A New Defence of the Modal Existence Requirement Synthese 2007.

Defending Musical Perdurantism (with Carl Matheson) British Journal of Aesthetics 2006.

Against Widescopism Philosophical Studies 2005.

Why So Tense about the Copula? Mind 2005.

Fusions and Ordinary Physical Objects (with Bob Bright) Philosophical Studies 2005.

Creatures of Fiction, Myth, and Imagination American Philosophical Quarterly 2004.

Can a Musical Work Be Created? (with Carl Matheson) British Journal of Aesthetics 2004.

Putting Things in Contexts Philosophical Review 2003.

Quotation and Demonstration Philosophical Studies 2002.

What’s Puzzling Gottlob Frege? (with Mike Thau) Canadian Journal of Philosophy 2001.

Reviews, short entries, etc.

Empty Names International Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, 3rd ed., 2026.

Existence International Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, 3rd ed., 2026.

Review of Michael McKinsey, Consequences of Reference Failure Philosophical Quarterly 2021.

Ontology (with Carl Matheson) The Routledge Companion to Philosophy and Music 2011.

Ontology of Music (with Carl Matheson) Aesthetics, 3rd ed., 2011. Reprinted Aesthetics, 4th ed., 2017.

Presentism and Truthmaking (with David Sanson) Philosophy Compass 2011.

Review of Trenton Merricks, Truth and Ontology Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews 2008.

Review of Julian Dodd, Works of Music: An Essay in Ontology British Journal of Aesthetics 2007.

Empty Names The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, 2nd ed., 2006.

Existence The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, 2nd ed., 2006.

Kaplan, David The Encyclopedia of Philosophy 2006.

Review of Stefano Predelli, Contexts: Meaning, Truth, and the Use of Language Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews 2006.

On Sense and Direct Reference Philosophy Compass 2006.

Review of Jerrold J. Katz, Sense, Reference, and Philosophy Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews 2005.

Review of Alan Berger, Terms and Truth: Reference Direct and Anaphoric Dialogue 2004.

Dissertation

Empty Names UCLA 2002.