Shalkowski, S. (1997) Essentialism and Absolute Necessity. Acta Analytica, 12.2 (19). pp. 41-56.
Abstract
Bob Hale has argued that logical necessity is absolute necessity. Furthermore, he presents a challenge to the essentialist who tries to evade the consequences of his argument. Here I examine the direct argument he presents for his thesis. I argue that it presents no problem for the essentialist because (1) it begs the question and (2) it relies upon premises that are not entailed by essentialism. I then proceed to show how the essentialist can meet Hale’s challenge.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 1997 Springer. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Acta Analytica. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Leeds) > School of Philosophy (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Leeds Philosophy Department |
Date Deposited: | 05 Oct 2007 09:52 |
Last Modified: | 16 Sep 2016 13:32 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:3353 |