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Thought-transplants, demons, and modalities
pp. 369-381
Abstract
This chapter argues that the author's earlier argument for the claim that the new nominalist conception of concept-identity significantly contributed to the emergence of what became known as "Demon-skepticism" after Descartes, needs to be supplemented by further considerations concerning the type of modalities involved. More specifically, the possibility of the "full-blown, solipsistic Demon-skepticism" envisioned by Descartes requires, besides the nominalist conception of concept-identity clearly present in Adam Wodeham's work, the type of non-S5 modality espoused by Descartes which was still not endorsed by Wodeham.
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Published in:
Pelletier Jenny, Roques Magali (2017) The language of thought in late medieval philosophy: essays in honor of Claude Panaccio. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 369-381
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-66634-1_22
Full citation:
Klima Gyula (2017) „Thought-transplants, demons, and modalities“, In: J. Pelletier & M. Roques (eds.), The language of thought in late medieval philosophy, Dordrecht, Springer, 369–381.