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Essence, Explanation, and Modal Knowledge

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개인저자Mallozzi, Antonella.
단체저자명City University of New York. Philosophy.
서명/저자사항Essence, Explanation, and Modal Knowledge.
발행사항[S.l.] : City University of New York., 2018
발행사항Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2018
형태사항135 p.
소장본 주기School code: 0046.
ISBN9780438130067
일반주기 Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-11(E), Section: A.
Adviser: David Papineau.
요약The primary aim of this project is to put forward a novel account of knowledge of metaphysical modality. I call this the "Essentialist Superexplanatory" account of modal knowledge, because it relies on the following two main theses: (a) knowledg
요약This account of essence has crucial consequences at the epistemological level. For essences are things that we discover empirically, typically via scientific investigation. Although the discovery of essence has been held to be a central task of
요약The Essentialist Superexplanatory account owes much to the work of Saul Kripke in the 1970s and 1980s
요약Also importantly, from a methodological point of view, the Essentialist Superexplanatory account prioritizes the investigation of modal metaphysics, and of essence in particular, for elucidating knowledge of modality. I call it accordingly a "mo
요약In the first article, "Two Notions of Metaphysical Modality", I argue that Conceivability-theory as cashed out by David Chalmers does not help cast light on knowledge of genuine metaphysical modality as traditionally pictured by Kripke. Instead,
요약In the second article, "Putting Modal Metaphysics First", I present my metaphysics-first approach to modal knowledge against the dominant tradition and lay out my positive "Essentialist Superexplanatory" account. I use chemical kinds as a case-s
요약In the third article, "Essentialist Constraints on Counterfactual Knowledge", I turn to Timothy Williamson's Counterfactual-theory. I discuss a number of problems that have been raised for it by the recent literature and argue that those all ult
요약Finally, in the Appendix, I discuss a category of potentially problematic cases for the Essentialist Superexplanatory account, namely what I call the "purely a priori metaphysical necessities". I lay out a pluralistic picture of modal space whic
일반주제명Philosophy.
Epistemology.
Metaphysics.
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기본자료 저록Dissertation Abstracts International79-11A(E).
Dissertation Abstract International
대출바로가기http://www.riss.kr/pdu/ddodLink.do?id=T14999535

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