A Causal Theory of Modality
This work presents a causal conception of metaphysical modality in which a state of affairs is metaphysically possible if and only if it can be caused (in the past, the present or the future) by current entities. The conception is contrasted with what is called the “combinatorial” conception of moda...
Main Author: | José Tomás Alvarado |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
2009-08-01
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Series: | Ideas y Valores |
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Online Access: | http://www.ideasyvalores.unal.edu.co/archivos/PDF140/14_alvarado.pdf |
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