Against the modal argument

DOI10.1007/S10670-012-9366-7zbMATH Open1303.03020OpenAlexW2035621462MaRDI QIDQ486950FDOQ486950

Authors: Christopher S. Gifford 

Publication date: 19 January 2015

Published in: Erkenntnis (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10670-012-9366-7

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zbMATH Keywords

identityalethic modalityBenacerraf's puzzleproblem of the manyvague objects

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophical and critical aspects of logic and foundations (03A05) Modal logic (including the logic of norms) (03B45)

Cites Work

• Recantation or Any old ω-sequence would do after all

Cited In (5)

• Gareth Evans's argument against vague identity
• Evans' argument and vague objects
• Against the reduction of modality to essence
• Vague objects without ontically indeterminate identity
• Vague objects within classical logic and standard mereology, and without indeterminate identity

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