Placek, Tomasz (2009) Possibilities without possible worlds/histories. [Preprint]

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The paper puts forward a theory of historical modalities that is framed in terms of possible continuations rather than possible worlds or histories. The proposal is tested as a semantical theory for a language with historical modalities, tenses, and indexicals.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Placek, Tomasz
Keywords:	modalities, possible worlds, branching space-times
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory General Issues > Determinism/Indeterminism
Depositing User:	Tomasz Placek
Date Deposited:	17 Oct 2009
Last Modified:	28 May 2011 21:59
Item ID:	4956
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory General Issues > Determinism/Indeterminism
Date:	October 2009
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/4956

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