Ross P. Cameron obtained his PhD from the University of St Andrews in 2006, worked at the University of Leeds from then until 2014, and is currently Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Virginia. He works on many areas in metaphysics, and has published numerous articles on topics such as the nature of time and possibility, the relation between a whole and its parts, truthmaking, properties, the ontological status of musical works and fictional characters, and whether the world has a fundamental level.

"The book as whole is recommended for its thought-provoking new take on MST as well as for its excellent discussions of the epistemological argument for Presentism, MacTaggart-style attacks of A Theory, and future indeterminacy." -- Maureen Donnolley, Australasian Journal of Philosophy

"In The Moving Spotlight... Cameron offers an advanced philosophical discussion of the ontology of time, and his contribution to contemporary debate on metaphysics of time (within analytic philosophy) has already received a vivid response from academics and stimulated further debate ... [a] challenging and inspiring book." -- Elena Fell, The Philosophical Quarterly

"it's well worth the read because, even if you come away from the book holding onto the same view of time as you had going in, you will certainly learn something along the way...I do think Cameron has breathed new life into the view, and getting on the roller coaster of The Moving Spotlight is a ride well worth taking." -- Metascience

"The Moving Spotlight is a novel, plausible, and rigorous contribution to our understanding of the A-theories. It deserves the careful attention of any scholar working on time, ontology, or the methodology of metaphysics." -- Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Online