Browsing by Keywords "Contingency"
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Lewis' Reduction of Modality
(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
(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 ...