BRING BACK THE MAGIC.

Magical ersatzism is the view that possible worlds are primitive abstract entities. In On the Plurality of Worlds, David Lewis presented what appeared to many to be a devastating argument against magical ersatzism. In this paper, I show that Lewis’ central argument does not succeed. Magical ersatzis...

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Publicado en:	Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Vol. 88; no. 3; pp. 391 - 403
Autor principal:	ZARAGOZA, KEVIN
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Wiley-Blackwell Sep2007
Materias:	Modality (Theory of knowledge) Magic Abstracts Plurality of worlds Lewis, David Debate Philosophy
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Sumario:	Magical ersatzism is the view that possible worlds are primitive abstract entities. In On the Plurality of Worlds, David Lewis presented what appeared to many to be a devastating argument against magical ersatzism. In this paper, I show that Lewis’ central argument does not succeed. Magical ersatzism remains a viable theory of possible worlds.