TIME TRAVEL IN INDETERMINISTIC WORLDS.

The article determines the indeterministic worlds in time travel in which instances of autoinfanticide have a chance of succeeding, sometimes even a high chance. The relationship between metaphysical possibility and chance is more complicated than expected. According to the ontologies which deny the...

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Publicado en:Monist Vol. 88; no. 3; pp. 423 - 437
Autor principal: Horacek, David
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Jul2005
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Sumario:The article determines the indeterministic worlds in time travel in which instances of autoinfanticide have a chance of succeeding, sometimes even a high chance. The relationship between metaphysical possibility and chance is more complicated than expected. According to the ontologies which deny there is truth about the future, people have to wait and see whether certain attempted infanticides are genuine attempted autoinfanticides.