Necessary Beings is concerned with two central areas of metaphysics: modality--the theory
of necessity, possibility, and other related notions; and ontology--the general study of what …

This book defends a radical new theory of contingency as a physical phenomenon. Drawing
on the many-worlds approach to quantum theory and cutting-edge metaphysics and …

Many philosophers posit abstract entities–where something is abstract if it is acausal and
lacks spatio‐temporal location. Theories, types, characteristics, meanings, values and …

Causal powers are ubiquitous. Electrons are negatively charged; they have the power to
repel other electrons. Water is a solvent; it has the power to dissolve salt. We use concepts …

It starts by explaining the problem of possibility according to three main perspectives:
semantic, epistemic, and metaphysical (§ 0.1.). The perspectives are closely entrenched …

Constructive empiricism is not just a view regarding the aim of science; it is also a view
regarding the epistemological framework in which one should debate the aim of science …

Some philosophers believe that powers are more acceptable, naturalistic, non-ad hoc and
actualist-friendly candidates to replace possible worlds (PWs) in a dispositionalist analysis …

The article focuses on the scepticism of philosopher Willard Van Orman Quine regarding the
de re modality basing from the theory of politician David Lewis. The author asserted that …

This volume attempts to solve a grave problem about critical self-reflection. The worry is that
we critical thinkers are all in" epistemic bad faith" in light of what psychology tells us. After all …

'I am not speaking'is a truth I cannot speak. Similarly, when'not thinking'is true, I cannot think
it without rendering it false. B sider a world where eliminativism obtains, where no one can s …