Anna Marmodoro is a Fellow in Philosophy at Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford. She has a background in ancient and medieval philosophy, and a strong research interest in metaphysics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of religion. She has published journal articles in all these areas, and edited two collections of essays: The Metaphysics of Powers (2010) and The Metaphysics of the Incarnation (OUP, 2011). She also directs a large-scale research project based in Oxford, which investigates the nature of the fundamental building blocks of reality in ancient and contemporary thought.Jonathan Hill is Templeton World Charity Foundation Research Officer, based in the Department of Materials, University of Oxford. He was previously Research Assistant in the Philosophy Faculty, working with Anna Marmodoro on a Leverhulme-funded project on the philosophy of religion. He is author of The Lion Handbook: the History of Christianity (2007) and Dictionary of Theologians: to 1308 (2010), and co-edited with Anna Marmodoro The Metaphysics of the Incarnation (OUP, 2011).

• FOREWORD; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION; PART 1: THE AUTHOR'S VOICE: PRESENTATION AND FUNCTION; SECTION 1.1 THE AUTHOR'S VOICE IN THE THIRD PERSON; SECTION 1.2: THE AUTHOR'S VOICE IN DIALOGUE; SECTION 1.3: THE AUTHOR'S VOICE IN THE FIRST PERSON; PART 2: THE AUTHOR'S VOICE: AUTHORITY AND ASCRIPTION; INDEX

The variety of authors and literary genres treated by the contributors, the learned and clear discussion in each chapter, and the fascinating theme of the book make this volume worth reading.

Anna Marmodoro is a Fellow in Philosophy at Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford. She has a background in ancient and medieval philosophy, and a strong research interest in metaphysics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of religion. She has published journal articles in all these areas, and edited two collections of essays: The Metaphysics of Powers (2010) and The Metaphysics of the Incarnation (OUP, 2011). She also directs a large-scale research project based in Oxford, which investigates the nature of the fundamental building blocks of reality in ancient and contemporary thought.Jonathan Hill is Templeton World Charity Foundation Research Officer, based in the Department of Materials, University of Oxford. He was previously Research Assistant in the Philosophy Faculty, working with Anna Marmodoro on a Leverhulme-funded project on the philosophy of religion. He is author of The Lion Handbook: the History of Christianity (2007) and Dictionary of Theologians: to 1308 (2010), and co-edited with Anna Marmodoro The Metaphysics of the Incarnation (OUP, 2011).

• FOREWORD; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION; PART 1: THE AUTHOR'S VOICE: PRESENTATION AND FUNCTION; SECTION 1.1 THE AUTHOR'S VOICE IN THE THIRD PERSON; SECTION 1.2: THE AUTHOR'S VOICE IN DIALOGUE; SECTION 1.3: THE AUTHOR'S VOICE IN THE FIRST PERSON; PART 2: THE AUTHOR'S VOICE: AUTHORITY AND ASCRIPTION; INDEX

The variety of authors and literary genres treated by the contributors, the learned and clear discussion in each chapter, and the fascinating theme of the book make this volume worth reading.

Anna Marmodoro is a Fellow in Philosophy at Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford. She has a background in ancient and medieval philosophy, and a strong research interest in metaphysics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of religion. She has published journal articles in all these areas, and edited two collections of essays: The Metaphysics of Powers (2010) and The Metaphysics of the Incarnation (OUP, 2011). She also directs a large-scale research project based in Oxford, which investigates the nature of the fundamental building blocks of reality in ancient and contemporary thought.Jonathan Hill is Templeton World Charity Foundation Research Officer, based in the Department of Materials, University of Oxford. He was previously Research Assistant in the Philosophy Faculty, working with Anna Marmodoro on a Leverhulme-funded project on the philosophy of religion. He is author of The Lion Handbook: the History of Christianity (2007) and Dictionary of Theologians: to 1308 (2010), and co-edited with Anna Marmodoro The Metaphysics of the Incarnation (OUP, 2011).

• FOREWORD; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION; PART 1: THE AUTHOR'S VOICE: PRESENTATION AND FUNCTION; SECTION 1.1 THE AUTHOR'S VOICE IN THE THIRD PERSON; SECTION 1.2: THE AUTHOR'S VOICE IN DIALOGUE; SECTION 1.3: THE AUTHOR'S VOICE IN THE FIRST PERSON; PART 2: THE AUTHOR'S VOICE: AUTHORITY AND ASCRIPTION; INDEX

The variety of authors and literary genres treated by the contributors, the learned and clear discussion in each chapter, and the fascinating theme of the book make this volume worth reading.