Modal Realism
Mostrando 1-3 de 3 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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1. Sobre la crítica de Mumford al realismo nomológico
Abstract Stephen Mumford (2004) proposes an alternative to Nomological Realism (NR) compatible with the modal commitments commonly associated to realist positions, a Realist Lawlessness (RL) in which the weight of modality is not set on laws but on properties, understood in terms of powers and propensities. However, RL's relative merits depend on a series of
Manuscrito. Publicado em: 01/12/2015
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2. Caution and necessity
In this paper I examine Crispin Wright's modal anti-realism as based on the availability of a certain attitude of Caution towards judgements of necessity. I think that Wright's account should be attractive in several ways for modal theorists with an anti-realist bend. However, the attitude of Caution to which it appeals has attracted some controversy. Wright
Manuscrito. Publicado em: 2013-12
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3. O Realismo modal de David Lewis: uma opção pragmática / David Lewis modal realism: pragmatic option
Nessa dissertação defenderemos o Realismo Modal de David Lewis (RML), ou seja, a hipótese metafísica acerca da existência real de uma pluralidade de mundos. A defesa que apresentaremos procura evidenciar o caráter pragmático dos argumentos a favor dessa metafísica dos mundos possíveis. Nesse sentido, aproximaremos a filosofia de David Lewis (1986) a
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 30/08/2010