Essentialist modal rationalism

Synthese 198 (Suppl 8):2019-2027 (2019)
  Copy   BIBTEX

Abstract

It used to be thought that rational coherence and metaphysical possibility went hand in hand. Kripke and Putnam put a spanner in the works by proposing examples of propositions which seem to violate this principle. I will propose a nuanced form of modal rationalism consistent with the Kripke/putnam cases. The rough idea is that rational coherence entails possibility when you grasp the essential nature of what you’re conceiving of.

Author's Profile

Philip Goff
Durham University

Analytics

Added to PP
2018-10-30

Downloads
737 (#18,227)

6 months
219 (#9,654)

Historical graph of downloads since first upload
This graph includes both downloads from PhilArchive and clicks on external links on PhilPapers.
How can I increase my downloads?