Something less than paradise: The magic of modal realism
Australasian Journal of Philosophy 69 (3):251 – 263 (1991)
| Abstract | Against the forces of modal ersatzism Lewis launches a variety of attacks, some of which are clearly compelling, others of which are less so. I argue that pictorial ersatzism cannot clearly be distinguished from magical ersatzism, and--more interestingly--that 'genuine' modal realism is subject to precisely the criticisms so fatal for the magical ersatzers. | |||||||||
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