The Open Future: Why Future Contingents Are All False
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Book Overview In The Open Future: Why Future Contingents are all False, Patrick Todd launches a sustained defense of a radical interpretation of the do...
In The Open Future: Why Future Contingents are all False, Patrick Todd launches a sustained defense of a radical interpretation of the doctrine of the open future. He argues that all claims about undetermined aspects of the future are simply false. Todd argues that this theory is metaphysically more parsimonius than its rivals, and that objections to its logical and practical coherence are much overblown. Todd shows how proponents of this view can maintain classical logic, and argues that the view has substantial advantages over Ockhamist, supervaluationist, and relativist alternatives. Todd draws inspiration from theories of ''neg-raising'' in linguistics, from debates about omniscience within the philosophy of religion, and defends a crucial comparison between his account of future contingents and certain more familiar theories of counterfactuals. Further, Todd defends his theory of the open future from the charges that it cannot make sense of our practices of betting, makes our credences regarding future contingents unintelligible, and is at odds with proper norms of assertion. In the end, in Todd's classical open future, we have a compelling new solution to the longstanding "problem of future contingents".
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Pages: 212 | Language: English | Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PR | ISBN: 0192897918
FormatHardcover
Pages212
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0192897918
EAN9780192897916
PublisherOXFORD UNIV PR
Publication Date1970-01-01
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight1.01 Pounds
Length9.29 Inches
Width6.37 Inches
Height0.67 Inches
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