Journal article
Modal science
- Abstract:
- This paper explains and defends the idea that metaphysical necessity is the strongest kind of objective necessity. Plausible closure conditions on the family of objective modalities are shown to entail that the logic of metaphysical necessity is S5. Evidence is provided that some objective modalities are studied in the natural sciences. In particular, the modal assumptions implicit in physical applications of dynamical systems theory are made explicit by using such systems to define models of a modal temporal logic. Those assumptions arguably include some necessitist principles.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1080/00455091.2016.1205851
Authors
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Journal:
- Canadian Journal of Philosophy More from this journal
- Volume:
- 46
- Issue:
- 4-5
- Pages:
- 453-492
- Publication date:
- 2016-09-21
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-01-15
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1911-0820
- ISSN:
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0045-5091
- Language:
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English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:825836
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uuid:1e7a504f-451a-4008-a4b8-faf1e62f9e24
- Local pid:
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pubs:825836
- Source identifiers:
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825836
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2019-02-20
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- Copyright holder:
- Canadian Journal of Philosophy
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- © 2016 Canadian Journal of Philosophy.
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