Santos, Gonçalo (2010) A not so fine modal version of generality relativism. THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, 25 (2). pp. 149-161. ISSN 2171-679X

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Abstract

The generality relativist has been accused of holding a self-defeating thesis. Kit Fine proposed a modal
version of generality relativism that tries to resist this claim. We discuss his proposal and argue that one of its
formulations is self-defeating

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Item Type:	Published Article or Volume
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Santos, Gonçalo goncalo.b.santos@gmail.com
Additional Information:	ISSN: 0495-4548 (print)
Keywords:	absolute generality, generality relativism, indefinite extensibility, expansionism
Depositing User:	Users 15304 not found.
Date Deposited:	13 Feb 2014 00:43
Last Modified:	13 Feb 2014 00:43
Item ID:	10314
Journal or Publication Title:	THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science
Publisher:	Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea / Universidad del País Vasco
Official URL:	http://www.ehu.es/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/vi...
DOI or Unique Handle:	10.1387/theoria.638
Date:	June 2010
Page Range:	pp. 149-161
Volume:	25
Number:	2
ISSN:	2171-679X
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/10314

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