A Dilemma for Essentialism in the Epistemology of Modality

Màster en Filosofia Analítica (APhil), Facultat Filosofía, Universitat de Barcelona, Curs: 2023-2024, Director/Tutor: Manuel García-Carpintero

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Autor: Pazos Solla, Iván
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/216371
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Palabra clave:Filosofia analítica
Teoria del coneixement
Metafísica
Modalitat (Lògica)
Treballs de fi de màster
Analysis (Philosophy)
Theory of knowledge
Metaphysics
Modality (Logic)
Master's thesis
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spelling A Dilemma for Essentialism in the Epistemology of ModalityPazos Solla, IvánFilosofia analíticaTeoria del coneixementMetafísicaModalitat (Lògica)Treballs de fi de màsterAnalysis (Philosophy)Theory of knowledgeMetaphysicsModality (Logic)Master's thesisMàster en Filosofia Analítica (APhil), Facultat Filosofía, Universitat de Barcelona, Curs: 2023-2024, Director/Tutor: Manuel García-CarpinteroI analyze the viability of essentialist accounts in the epistemology of modality. I present a dilemma they face due to their commitment to the thesis of Finean Essentialism, according to which metaphysical necessities find their source in the essence of entities. According to this dilemma, either essences have a modal character, specifically, they are metaphysically necessary, or they have no modal character at all. In the first case, a problem arises when attempting to account for the metaphysical necessity of essences. In the second, it seems that essences, given their non-modal character, are not suitable for accounting for metaphysical necessities, as the thesis of Finean Essentialism intends. I examine some responses that have been offered to both horns of the dilemma.García-Carpintero, Manuel2024info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/216371Màster - Filosofia Analítica (APhil)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaIngléscc by-nc-nd (c) Pazos Solla, 2024http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/2163712026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A Dilemma for Essentialism in the Epistemology of Modality
title A Dilemma for Essentialism in the Epistemology of Modality
spellingShingle A Dilemma for Essentialism in the Epistemology of Modality
Pazos Solla, Iván
Filosofia analítica
Teoria del coneixement
Metafísica
Modalitat (Lògica)
Treballs de fi de màster
Analysis (Philosophy)
Theory of knowledge
Metaphysics
Modality (Logic)
Master's thesis
title_short A Dilemma for Essentialism in the Epistemology of Modality
title_full A Dilemma for Essentialism in the Epistemology of Modality
title_fullStr A Dilemma for Essentialism in the Epistemology of Modality
title_full_unstemmed A Dilemma for Essentialism in the Epistemology of Modality
title_sort A Dilemma for Essentialism in the Epistemology of Modality
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pazos Solla, Iván
author Pazos Solla, Iván
author_facet Pazos Solla, Iván
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv García-Carpintero, Manuel
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Filosofia analítica
Teoria del coneixement
Metafísica
Modalitat (Lògica)
Treballs de fi de màster
Analysis (Philosophy)
Theory of knowledge
Metaphysics
Modality (Logic)
Master's thesis
topic Filosofia analítica
Teoria del coneixement
Metafísica
Modalitat (Lògica)
Treballs de fi de màster
Analysis (Philosophy)
Theory of knowledge
Metaphysics
Modality (Logic)
Master's thesis
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