On individuals in branching histories.

Against the background of the theory of branching space-times (BST), the paper sketches a concept of individuals. It discusses Kripkean modal intuitions concerning individuation, and, finally it addresses Lewis's objections to branching individuals.

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Publicado en:Synthese Vol. 188; no. 1; pp. 23 - 40
Autor principal: Placek, Tomasz
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Sep2012
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