Modal fictionalism and possible-worlds discourse |
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Authors: | David Liggins |
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Affiliation: | (1) Philosophy, University of Manchester, School of Social Sciences, Dover Street Building, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK |
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Abstract: | The Brock-Rosen problem has been one of the most thoroughly discussed objections to the modal fictionalism bruited in Gideon Rosen’s ‘Modal Fictionalism’. But there is a more fundamental problem with modal fictionalism, at least as it is normally explained: the position does not resolve the tension that motivated it. I argue that if we pay attention to a neglected aspect of modal fictionalism, we will see how to resolve this tension—and we will also find a persuasive reply to the Brock-Rosen objection. Finally, I discuss an alternative reading of Rosen, and argue that this position is also able to fend off the Brock-Rosen objection. |
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Keywords: | Modality Fictionalism Brock-Rosen objection Possible world |
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