Linguistique de l’écrit

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On individuals in Branching histories

Tomasz Placek

pp. 23-39

Résumé

Against the background of the theory of branching space-times (BST), the paper sketches a concept of individuals. It discusses Kripkean modal intuitions concerning individuation, and, finally it addresses Lewis’s objections to branching individuals.

Détails de la publication

Publié dans:

Malpass Alex, Gifford Chris (2012) Branching-time and indeterminacy. Synthese 188 (1).

Pages: 23-39

DOI: 10.1007/s11229-012-0082-2

Citation complète:

Placek Tomasz, 2012, On individuals in Branching histories. Synthese 188 (1), Branching-time and indeterminacy, 23-39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-012-0082-2.