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On individuals in Branching histories

Tomasz Placek

pp. 23-39

Abstract

Against the background of the theory of branching space-times (BST), the paper sketches a concept of individuals. It discusses Kripkean modal intuitions concerning individuation, and, finally it addresses Lewis’s objections to branching individuals.

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Malpass Alex, Gifford Chris (2012) Branching-time and indeterminacy. Synthese 188 (1).

Pages: 23-39

DOI: 10.1007/s11229-012-0082-2

Full citation:

Placek Tomasz (2012) „On individuals in Branching histories“. Synthese 188 (1), 23–39.