Modal fictionalism generalized and defended

Philosophical Studies 111 (2):121 - 146 (2002)
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In this paper, I will defend modalfictionalism. The paper has two parts. In thefirst part, I will suggest a revised version ofmodal fictionalism which can avoid certaintechnical problems. In the second part, I willpropose a nominalized version of modalfictionalism and a general scheme offictionalism for the nominalist.

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10.1023/a:1021202427372

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