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Synthese 199 (3-4):10885-10908 (2021)

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  1. Local ontology: reconciling processualism and new mechanism.Tyler D. P. Brunet - 2024 - European Journal for Philosophy of Science 14 (3):1-25.
    What should we do when two conflicting ontologies are both fruitful, though their fruitfulness varies by context or location? To achieve reconciliation, it is not enough to advocate pluralism. There are many varieties of pluralism and not all pluralisms will serve equally well; some may be inconsistent, others unhelpful. This essay considers another option: local ontology. For a pair of ontologies, a local ontology consists of two claims: (1) each location enjoys a unique ontology, and (2) neither ontology is most (...)
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  • Categorial modal realism.Tyler D. P. Brunet - 2023 - Synthese 201 (2):1-29.
    The current conception of the plurality of worlds is founded on a set theoretic understanding of possibilia. This paper provides an alternative category theoretic conception and argues that it is at least as serviceable for our understanding of possibilia. In addition to or instead of the notion of possibilia conceived as possible objects or possible individuals, this alternative to set theoretic modal realism requires the notion of possible morphisms, conceived as possible changes, processes or transformations. To support this alternative conception (...)
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