Browsing by Keywords "Contingency"

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    • Lewis' Reduction of Modality 

      Berkovski, S. (2011)
      I start by reconsidering two familiar arguments against modal realism. The argument from epistemology relates to the issue whether we can infer the existence of concrete objects by a priori means. The argument from pragmatics ...

    • Oakeshott's theory of freedom as recognized contingency 

      Podoksik, E. (SAGE Publications, 2003)
      This article argues that Oakeshott's theory of freedom possesses a greater degree of coherence than is often perceived. Freedom in Oakeshott's philosophy may be defined as 'recognized contingency', combining the notions ...