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The Open Future: Why Future Contingents Are All False
The Open Future: Why Future Contingents Are All False
Todd, Patrick
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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".
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Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PR
Bisac Major Subject
Philosophy
Bisac Minor Subject
Metaphysics
Binding Type
Hardcover
Country Of Origin
GB
Number Of Units
1
Length
9.29 Inches
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EAN
Width
6.37 Inches
Publication Date
1970-01-01
Height
0.67 Inches
ISBN 10
0192897918
Weight
1.01 Pounds
Book EAN
9780192897916
Target Audiance
Adults
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