Explanatory priority and independence: On an argument against middle knowledge

A Molinist should not embrace the independence thesis. He also can defend the thesis that counterfactuals of freedom depend on a counterfactual act. Although such a move may seem illicit in the sense thatexplanandum andexplanans presuppose each other, I defend the view that counterfactuals of freedo...

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Main Author: Dekker, Eef (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 1999
In: Sophia
Year: 1999, Volume: 38, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-14
Further subjects:B Causal Dependence
B Actual World
B Counterfactual Dependence
B Logical Priority
B Explanatory Priority
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