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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Published in:	Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Vol. 88; no. 3; pp. 391 - 403
Main Author:	ZARAGOZA, KEVIN
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Sep2007
Subjects:	Modality (Theory of knowledge) Magic Abstracts Plurality of worlds Lewis, David Debate Philosophy
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