The bidimensionality of modal variety
| Autor: | Salim Hirèche |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Modality (human–computer interaction)
Logical truth Computer science Health Policy 05 social sciences ddc:100/501 Metaphysics Modality Metaphysical necessity 06 humanities and the arts 0603 philosophy ethics and religion 050105 experimental psychology Epistemology Variety (cybernetics) Bidimensionality Philosophy Modal 060302 philosophy Varieties of necessity Natural (music) 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences |
| Zdroj: | Inquiry (2021) pp. 1-36 |
| ISSN: | 1502-3923 0020-174X |
| Popis: | It is widely accepted that necessity comes in different varieties, often called ‘kinds': metaphysical necessity, logical necessity, natural necessity, conceptual necessity, moral necessity, to name but a few – and the same goes for the varieties of possibility. What is usually not fully appreciated, however, is that modal variety is not simply ‘unidimensional': it does not only involve one main variable – kind, whose values are the particular kinds of necessity. Rather, I argue, it is ‘bidimensional', involving two distinct variables – domain and strength. In the first part of the paper, I introduce and develop the proposed bidimensional picture of modal variety, defending it against the common, unidimensional one. In the second part, I consider how the main available accounts of necessities and their relations rely, at least to a significant extent, on the latter picture, pointing out important limitations that they face as a result. I also show how, accordingly, alternative accounts based on a clear and systematic distinction between domain and strength would overcome those limitations. I conclude that, beyond the particular bidimensionalist view defended, our understanding of the modal realm may benefit from more direct debate on whether and how it is multidimensional. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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