Earman and Norton on Supertasks That Generate Indeterminism

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 50 (1):137 - 141 (1999)
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In a recent discussion, Earman and Norton [(1998)] propose a classification of supertasks that generate indeterminism which is flawed. An emendation is presented here.

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10.1093/bjps/50.1.137

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