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John Hawthorne is the Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at Oxford University though he continues to teach on a visiting basis at the University of Southern California. In 2015 he will begin teaching full-time at the University of Southern California. He is primarily known for his work in metaphysics and epistemology; his 2006 collection Metaphysical Essays offers original treatments of fundamental topics in philosophy including identity ontology vagueness and causation.