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Modal Justification via TheoriesTheory Selection

Modal Justification via Theories: Theory Selection [This chapter begins Part II. In it, I develop a general framework for selecting between competing modal epistemologies, focusing on three desiderata that are especially relevant to our choice: conservatism, simplicity, and the ability to handle modal disagreement. Unsurprisingly, I argue that TEM fares well in the relevant respects. However, I’ll also distinguish the senses in which TEM is and isn’t conservative, eventually describing TEM’s disagreement with some modal intuitions as its cautiousness. This requires further discussion in subsequent chapters.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Modal Justification via TheoriesTheory Selection

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Fischer, Bob
Modal Justification via Theories — Dec 16, 2016
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Springer International Publishing
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© Springer International Publishing AG 2017
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978-3-319-49126-4
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61 –79
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10.1007/978-3-319-49127-1_4
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[This chapter begins Part II. In it, I develop a general framework for selecting between competing modal epistemologies, focusing on three desiderata that are especially relevant to our choice: conservatism, simplicity, and the ability to handle modal disagreement. Unsurprisingly, I argue that TEM fares well in the relevant respects. However, I’ll also distinguish the senses in which TEM is and isn’t conservative, eventually describing TEM’s disagreement with some modal intuitions as its cautiousness. This requires further discussion in subsequent chapters.]

Published: Dec 16, 2016

Keywords: Modal Disagreement; Simple Hypothesis; Metaphysical Theory; Metaphysical Possibility; Modal Knowledge

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