Quidditism and contingent laws
According to contingentism, laws of nature hold contingently. An objection to contingentism is that it implies quidditism, and therefore inherits its implausible consequences. This paper argues that this objection is misguided. Understood one way, quidditism is not an implication of contingentism, h...
Main Author: | Baysan, E |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019
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