Possibilities that Matter II: Material Contingency and Sufficient Reason
| Abstract | This is the second of a series of papers inspired by a paper I wrote around 1989. In this paper, I consider the notion of material contingency and relate it to the traditional, metaphysically loaded Principle of Sufficient Reason. | |||||||||
| Keywords | PSR Material Logic Modal Logic Material Contingency | |||||||||
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