The Problem of Modal Epistemic Friction, Similarity, Essence and Induction.
Vaidya & Wallner [2021] have recently formulated the Problem of Modal Epistemic Friction (PMEF) for three of the most discussed accounts in the epistemology of modality: conceivability-based, counterfactual-based and deduction-based accounts. They propose essentialist solutions in all three cases, a...
| Published in: | Disputatio: International Journal of Philosophy Vol. 15; no. 69; pp. 179 - 203 |
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