A Minimalist Ontology of the Natural World

A Minimalist Ontology of the Natural World, 1st Edition, formulates an ontology of nature founded on two core axioms. The physical world is defined by distance relations that individuate permanent matter points whose mutual separations change.

Working across philosophical and mathematical lines, the book applies this framework to classical mechanics, quantum field theory, and relativistic physics. The discussion introduces an alternative to quantum state realism that avoids particle-field dualism while sustaining a relationalist account based on point objects.

The volume also develops Super-Humeanism, a version of Humeanism that operates without natural properties, and defends ontic structural realism through holistic individuation. It provides intended support for advanced students and researchers in metaphysics and the philosophy of physics.