Dynamic Non-Classicality

Australasian Journal of Philosophy 98 (2):382-392 (2020)
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Abstract

I show that standard dynamic approaches to the semantics of epistemic modals invalidate the classical laws of excluded middle and non-contradiction, as well as the law of epistemic non-contradiction. I argue that these facts pose a serious challenge.

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Matthew Mandelkern
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