Against advanced modalizing
In James Maclaurin (ed.),
Rationis Defensor: Essays in Honour of Colin Cheyne. Springer. pp. 139-153 (
2012)
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Abstract
I discuss a problem for modal realism raised by John Divers and others. I argue that the problem is real enough but that Divers’ “advanced modalising” solution is inadquate. The problem can only be solved by 1) holding that modal realism is only contingently true, 2) embracing a kind of Meinongianism about ontological commitment, or 3) abandoning the project of “analysing modality”.