POWERS: NECESSITY AND NEIGHBORHOODS

POWERS: NECESSITY AND NEIGHBORHOODS

Williams discusses how and when powers are exercised, in an effort to clarify what constitutes a genuine counter-example to necessity. He then offers an initial response regarding the nature of stimulation, and step from that to a possible way necessity might be restored, which ultimately he finds u...

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Veröffentlicht in:American philosophical quarterly (Oxford) 2014-10, Vol.51 (4), p.357-371
1. Verfasser: Williams, Neil E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
American philosophy
Antidotes
Causality
Causation
Constellations
Constitution
Cubes
Gusts
Intuition
Metaphysics
Nature
Neighbourhoods
Philosophical thought
Power
Salts
Simultaneity
Social philosophy
Survival strategy
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Zusammenfassung:Williams discusses how and when powers are exercised, in an effort to clarify what constitutes a genuine counter-example to necessity. He then offers an initial response regarding the nature of stimulation, and step from that to a possible way necessity might be restored, which ultimately he finds untenable. However, the untenable response sheds light on how a genuine response can be generated. Moreover, he details strategies for coping with a lingering worry for the positive account.
ISSN:0003-0481
2152-1123