From Conceivability to Possibility : An Essay in Modal Epistemology
This study deals with the thesis that conceivability implies possibility. Confronted with alleged counterexamples to this thesis, some philosophers have turned to what may be called “idealized” or “more demanding” notions of conceivability. I argue that in turning to such notions, they have made the...
Main Author: | Berglund, Anders |
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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Umeå universitet, Filosofi och lingvistik
2005
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-500 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:91-7305-861-0 |
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