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- Title
A Counterfactual Analysis of Infinite Regress Arguments.
- Authors
Taşdelen, İskender
- Abstract
I propose a counterfactual theory of infinite regress arguments. Most theories of infinite regress arguments present infinite regresses in terms of indicative conditionals. These theories direct us to seek conditions under which an infinite regress generates an infinite inadmissible set. Since in ordinary language infinite regresses are usually expressed by means of infinite sequences of counterfactuals, it is natural to expect that an analysis of infinite regress arguments should be based on a theory of counterfactuals. The Stalnaker-Lewis theory of counterfactuals, augmented with some fundamental notions from metric-spaces, provides a basis for such an analysis of infinite regress arguments. Since the technique involved in the analysis is easily adaptable to various analyses, it facilitates a rigorous comparison among conflicting philosophical analyses of any given infinite regress.
- Subjects
COUNTERFACTUALS (Logic); INFINITE regress; PHILOSOPHY; ARGUMENT; CONDITIONALS (Logic)
- Publication
Acta Analytica, 2014, Vol 29, Issue 2, p195
- ISSN
0353-5150
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12136-013-0199-z