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Why Middle-Sized Matters: Quantum Realism, Minds and the Problem of Macro-Objects (2024)
Journal Article
Simpson, W. M. (2024). Why Middle-Sized Matters: Quantum Realism, Minds and the Problem of Macro-Objects. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2877(1), Article 012121. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2877/1/012121

The Problem of Macro-Objects concerns how three-dimensional, middle-sized objects, such as scientists and their measuring devices, can exist in a quantum world. This paper discusses the problem for wave function realism and the primitive ontology app... Read More about Why Middle-Sized Matters: Quantum Realism, Minds and the Problem of Macro-Objects.

Cosmopsychism and the Laws of Physics: A Hylomorphic Perspective (2024)
Journal Article
Simpson, W. (2024). Cosmopsychism and the Laws of Physics: A Hylomorphic Perspective. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 31(9-10), 132-157. https://doi.org/10.53765/20512201.31.9.132

I outline a hylomorphic account of physical reality in which the cosmos as a whole has mental properties which explain its nomological order. According to this theory, the cosmos is directed in its temporal development toward certain ends or goals wh... Read More about Cosmopsychism and the Laws of Physics: A Hylomorphic Perspective.

Prime Matter Revisited (2024)
Book Chapter
Simpson, W. (in press). Prime Matter Revisited. In Thomism Revisited. Cambridge University Press

The Entanglement Problem for Psychological Hylomorphism (2024)
Journal Article
Simpson, W., & Koons, R. (in press). The Entanglement Problem for Psychological Hylomorphism. Res Philosophica,

The theory of psychological hylomorphism has recently been advanced by David Charles as a viable alternative to physicalist and dualist theories of the mind. According to Charles, a human or animal is a psycho-physical whole whose mental and physical... Read More about The Entanglement Problem for Psychological Hylomorphism.

The History of Hylomorphism, ed. David Charles (2024)
Journal Article
Simpson, W. (2024). The History of Hylomorphism, ed. David Charles. Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews,

Matter and Form in Polanyi’s Post-Critical Platonism (2024)
Journal Article
Simpson, W. (in press). Matter and Form in Polanyi’s Post-Critical Platonism. Tradition and Discovery: The Polanyi Society Periodical,

The Undivided Self: Aristotle and the Mind-Body Problem by David Charles (2024)
Journal Article
Simpson, W. (in press). The Undivided Self: Aristotle and the Mind-Body Problem by David Charles. Ancient Philosophy Today: Dialogoi,

Whose Hylomorphism? Which Theory of Prime Matter? (2024)
Journal Article
Moško, M., & Simpson, W. M. R. (2024). Whose Hylomorphism? Which Theory of Prime Matter?. Ancient Philosophy Today: Dialogoi, 6(1), 65-91. https://doi.org/10.3366/anph.2024.0103

Medieval interpretations of hylomorphism, in which substances are conceived as metaphysical composites of prime matter and substantial form, are receiving attention in contemporary philosophy. It has even been suggested that a recovery of Aquinas's c... Read More about Whose Hylomorphism? Which Theory of Prime Matter?.

Prime Matter and Modern Physics (2024)
Journal Article
Simpson, W. M. R. (2024). Prime Matter and Modern Physics. Ancient Philosophy Today: Dialogoi, 6(1), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.3366/anph.2024.0100

Saving the macroscopic (2023)
Book Chapter
Simpson, W., & Horsley, S. (2023). Saving the macroscopic. In M. Harris (Ed.), God and the Book of Nature: Experiments in Theology of Science (131-154). Routledge

Small Worlds with Cosmic Powers (2023)
Journal Article
Simpson, W. M. R. (2023). Small Worlds with Cosmic Powers. Journal of Philosophy, 120(8), 401-420. https://doi.org/10.5840/jphil2023120824

Hylomorphism (2023)
Book
Simpson, W. M. R. (2023). Hylomorphism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009026475

This Element introduces Aristotle's doctrine of hylomorphism, which provides an account of substances in terms of their 'matter' and 'form', adapting and applying it to the interface between physics and biology. It begins by indicating some reasons f... Read More about Hylomorphism.

Toppling the Pyramids: Physics Without Physical State Monism (2022)
Book Chapter
Simpson, W. M. R., & Horsley, S. A. R. (2022). Toppling the Pyramids: Physics Without Physical State Monism. In C. J. Austin, A. Marmodoro, & A. Roselli (Eds.), . Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92486-7_2

Cosmic Hylomorphism vs Bohmian Dispositionalism: Implications of the ‘No-Successor Problem’ (2022)
Book Chapter
Simpson, W. M. R., & Pemberton, J. M. (2022). Cosmic Hylomorphism vs Bohmian Dispositionalism: Implications of the ‘No-Successor Problem’. In Quantum Mechanics and Fundamentality: Naturalizing Quantum Theory between Scientific Realism and Ontological Indeterminacy (269-282). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99642-0_18

The Myth of the Physical Given (2022)
Journal Article
Simpson, W. (2022). The Myth of the Physical Given. Revue Philosophique de Louvain, 119(1), 151-164

Reconsidering Causal Powers: Historical and Conceptual Perspectives, Eds.
H. Lagerlund, B. Hill, S. Psillos (2021)
Journal Article
Simpson, W. (2021). Reconsidering Causal Powers: Historical and Conceptual Perspectives, Eds.
H. Lagerlund, B. Hill, S. Psillos. British Journal for the History of Philosophy, 29(5), 958-960

Emergence: Towards a New Metaphysics and Philosophy of Science by M. Tabaczek (2021)
Journal Article
Simpson, W. (2021). Emergence: Towards a New Metaphysics and Philosophy of Science by M. Tabaczek. The Thomist, 85, 159-163

Neo-Aristotelian Metaphysics and the Theology of Nature (2021)
Book
Simpson, W. M. R., Koons, R. C., & Orr, J. (Eds.). (2021). Neo-Aristotelian Metaphysics and the Theology of Nature. New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003125860

From Quantum Physics to Classical Metaphysics (2021)
Book Chapter
Simpson, W. M. R. (2021). From Quantum Physics to Classical Metaphysics. In W. M. Simpson, R. C. Koons, & J. Orr (Eds.), Neo-Aristotelian Metaphysics and the Theology of Nature (21-65). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003125860-3

What’s the Matter with Super-Humeanism? (2021)
Journal Article
Simpson, W. M. R. (2021). What’s the Matter with Super-Humeanism?. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, 72(3), 893-911. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjps/axz028