Contingentism about Individuals and Higher-Order Necessitism

Contingentism about Individuals and Higher-Order Necessitism

Necessitism about individuals claims that necessarily every individual necessarily exists. An analogous necessitist thesis attributes necessary existence to properties and relations. Both theses have been defended by Williamson. Furthermore, Williamson specifically argues against the hybrid conjunct...

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Main Author: Manuel Pérez Otero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Basque Country 2013-09-01
Series:Theoria
Subjects:
Williamson
ontological parsimony
pre-theoretical intuitions
Barcan Formula
simplicity
possible worlds semantics
modal logic
contingentism
necessitism
Online Access:http://www.ehu.es/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/view/6882

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