Metaphysics: 5 Questions is a collection of short interviews based on5 questions presented to some of the most influential and prominent philosophersin the field. We hear their views on metaphysics, the aim, the scope, thefuture direction of research and how their work fits in these respects.Interviews with Lynne Rudder Baker, Helen Beebee, Thomas Hofweber, Hugh Mellor, Peter Menzies, Stephen Mumford, Daniel Nolan, Eric T.Olson, L. A. Paul, Lorenz B. Puntel, Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra, Gideon Rosen, Jonathan Schaffer, Peter Simons, Barry Smith, Michael Tooley, Peter van Inwagen, Dean Zimmerman