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313Possible worlds II: Non-reductive theories of possible worldsPhilosophy Compass 4 (6): 1009-1021. 2009.It is difficult to wander far in contemporary metaphysics without bumping into talk of possible worlds. And, reference to possible worlds is not confined to metaphysics. It can be found in contemporary epistemology and ethics, and has even made its way into linguistics and decision theory. What are those possible worlds, the entities to which theorists in these disciplines all appeal? Some have hoped that a theory of possible worlds can be used to reduce modality to non-modal terms. This paper s…Read more
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640Better Semantics for the Pure Logic of GroundAnalytic Philosophy 56 (3): 229-252. 2015.Philosophers have spilled a lot of ink over the past few years exploring the nature and significance of grounding. Kit Fine has made several seminal contributions to this discussion, including an exact treatment of the formal features of grounding [Fine, 2012a]. He has specified a language in which grounding claims may be expressed, proposed a system of axioms which capture the relevant formal features, and offered a semantics which interprets the language. Unfortunately, the semantics Fine offe…Read more
UCLA
Department Of Philosophy
Alumnus
Burlington, Vermont, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Metaphysics |
Philosophy of Language |
Logic and Philosophy of Logic |
PhilPapers Editorships
Critiques and Defenses of Grounding |