This chapter examines the history of idea that shapes, names, and sounds ṭeʿamim convey information about biblical narratives, including twists turns in plot, thoughts motivations characters, way direct speech was delivered. exegetical technique is examined first by enquiring into its relationship with midrashic method deriving such from graphic features consonantal text Hebrew Bible. Turning t...

Metaphysical explanations, unlike many other kinds of explanation, are standardly thought to be insensitive our epistemic situation and so not evaluable by cognitive values such as salience. I consider a case study that challenges this view. Some properties distributed over an extension. For example, the property being polka-dotted red on white, when instantiated, is surface. Similar have been ...