IntroductionAlthough Aristotle did not use the term “metaphysics,” his works on abstract subjects—most notably substance theory, the different kinds of causation, form and matter, the existence of mathematical objects, and the cosmos—were later...

Michelle Cliff (1946–2016) was a Jamaican-American writer, scholar, and critic whose works focused deeply on race, gender, identity, and postcolonial struggles. She was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and later moved with her family to New York City....