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Primitive worlds

Authors :
Takashi Yagisawa
Source :
Acta Analytica. 17:19-37
Publication Year :
2002
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2002.

Abstract

Modal Dimensionalism is a metaphysical theory about possible worlds that is naturally suggested by the often-noted parallelism between modal logic and tense logic. It says that the universe spreads out not only in spatiotemporal dimensions but also in a modal dimension. It regards worlds as nothing more or less than indices in the modal dimension in the way analogous to the way in which Temporal Dimensionalism regards temporal points and intervals as indices in the temporal dimension. Despite its naturalness and intuitive appeal. Modal Dimensionalism has been largely ignored while the debates between David Lewis and his critics have dominated the discourse on the nature of possible worlds. It is high time that we took Modal Dimensionalism seriously as a viable alternative.

Details

ISSN :
18746349 and 03535150
Volume :
17
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Acta Analytica
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........eda31fc6413a17de55798f8138d471ea