Persistence Through Time, and Across Possible Worlds / / Jiri Benovsky.
How do ordinary objects persist through time and across possible worlds? How do they manage to have their temporal and modal properties? These are the questions adressed in this book which is? "guided tour of theories of persistence". The book is divided in two parts. In the first, the two...
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Benovsky, Jiri, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Persistence Through Time, and Across Possible Worlds / Jiri Benovsky. Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2013] ©2006 1 online resource (281 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Epistemische Studien / Epistemic Studies : Philosophy of Science, Cognition and Mind , 2198-1884 ; 8 Frontmatter -- List of chapters -- Foreword -- Part I: Persistence through time -- Chapter 1, Introduction & definitions -- Chapter 2, Problems with presentism -- Chapter 3, The presentist perdurantist view -- Chapter 4, The problem of change in temporary intrinsic properties -- Chapter 5, Coincidence and vagueness -- Chapter 6, The Ship of Theseus -- Chapter 7, The worm view and the stage view -- Chapter 8, Four-dimensionalism and common sense -- Chapter 9, The modal objection -- Part II: Persistence across possible worlds -- Chapter 1, Introduction -- Chapter 2, Modal realism -- Chapter 3, Straightforward trans-world identity -- Chapter 4, Modal counterpart theory -- Chapter 5, Partial trans-world identity -- Chapter 6, Modal perdurants -- Chapter 7, Genuine actualism – modal fictionalism -- Chapter 8, Abstractionism-Ersatzism-Actualism -- Chapter 9, Abstractionism and trans-world identity -- Chapter 10, Abstractionism and counterpart theory -- Chapter 11, Abstractionism and modal perdurants -- Chapter 12, Bundle-bundle-bundle theory -- List of figures : -- Bibliography restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star How do ordinary objects persist through time and across possible worlds? How do they manage to have their temporal and modal properties? These are the questions adressed in this book which is? "guided tour of theories of persistence". The book is divided in two parts. In the first, the two traditional accounts of persistence through time (endurantism and perdurantism) are combined with presentism and eternalism to yield four different views, and their variants. The resulting views are then examined in turn, in order to see which combinations are appealing and which are not. It is argued that the 'worm view' variant of eternalist perdurantism is superior to the other alternatives. In the second part of the book, the same strategy is applied to the combinations of views about persistence across possible worlds (trans-world identity, counterpart theory, modal perdurants) and views about the nature of worlds, mainly modal realism and abstractionism. Not only all the traditional and well-known views, but also some more original ones, are examined and their pros and cons are carefully weighted. Here again, it is argued that perdurance seems to be the best strategy available. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Feb 2023) Science Philosophy Electronic books. Science Philosophy. Space and time. Erkenntnistheorie. Metaphysik. Philosophie. PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1 9783110238570 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Philosophy 2000-2014 (EN) 9783110238488 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Philosophy 2000 - 2014 9783110636949 ZDB-23-GPH Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter eBook Package De Gruyter Ontos 2002-2012 9783110331226 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter eBook Paket De Gruyter Ontos 2002-2012 9783110331219 ZDB-23-DON print 9783110322828 https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110323245 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110323245 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110323245/original |
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Frontmatter -- List of chapters -- Foreword -- Part I: Persistence through time -- Chapter 1, Introduction & definitions -- Chapter 2, Problems with presentism -- Chapter 3, The presentist perdurantist view -- Chapter 4, The problem of change in temporary intrinsic properties -- Chapter 5, Coincidence and vagueness -- Chapter 6, The Ship of Theseus -- Chapter 7, The worm view and the stage view -- Chapter 8, Four-dimensionalism and common sense -- Chapter 9, The modal objection -- Part II: Persistence across possible worlds -- Chapter 1, Introduction -- Chapter 2, Modal realism -- Chapter 3, Straightforward trans-world identity -- Chapter 4, Modal counterpart theory -- Chapter 5, Partial trans-world identity -- Chapter 6, Modal perdurants -- Chapter 7, Genuine actualism – modal fictionalism -- Chapter 8, Abstractionism-Ersatzism-Actualism -- Chapter 9, Abstractionism and trans-world identity -- Chapter 10, Abstractionism and counterpart theory -- Chapter 11, Abstractionism and modal perdurants -- Chapter 12, Bundle-bundle-bundle theory -- List of figures : -- Bibliography |
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Frontmatter -- List of chapters -- Foreword -- Part I: Persistence through time -- Chapter 1, Introduction & definitions -- Chapter 2, Problems with presentism -- Chapter 3, The presentist perdurantist view -- Chapter 4, The problem of change in temporary intrinsic properties -- Chapter 5, Coincidence and vagueness -- Chapter 6, The Ship of Theseus -- Chapter 7, The worm view and the stage view -- Chapter 8, Four-dimensionalism and common sense -- Chapter 9, The modal objection -- Part II: Persistence across possible worlds -- Chapter 1, Introduction -- Chapter 2, Modal realism -- Chapter 3, Straightforward trans-world identity -- Chapter 4, Modal counterpart theory -- Chapter 5, Partial trans-world identity -- Chapter 6, Modal perdurants -- Chapter 7, Genuine actualism – modal fictionalism -- Chapter 8, Abstractionism-Ersatzism-Actualism -- Chapter 9, Abstractionism and trans-world identity -- Chapter 10, Abstractionism and counterpart theory -- Chapter 11, Abstractionism and modal perdurants -- Chapter 12, Bundle-bundle-bundle theory -- List of figures : -- Bibliography |
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