Sortal concepts and modality
What is the modal significance of sortal concepts? It is generally accepted that sortal concepts provide persistence conditions with modal implications that are de re, and not merely de dicto. I do not think that this important assumption has received the scrutiny that it deserves. In this paper, I...
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University of Nottingham
2013
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2170/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2170/1/Sortal_Concepts_and_Modality_Mackie.pdf |