Naturalised modal epistemology and quasirealism

dc.contributor.authorOmoge, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-21T21:35:27Z
dc.date.available2021-09-21T21:35:27Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractGiven quasi-realism, the claim is that any attempt to naturalise modal epistemology would leave out absolute necessity. The reason, according to Simon Blackburn, is that we cannot offer an empirical psychological explanation for why we take any truth to be absolutely necessary, lest we lose any right to regard it as absolutely necessary. In this article, I argue that not only can we offer such an explanation, but also that the explanation will not come with a forfeiture of the involved necessity. Using �squaring the circle� as evidence, I show that, contrary to quasi-realism, absolute necessity will not be left out in attempts to naturalise modal epistemology.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMichael Omoge (2021) Naturalised modal epistemology and quasi-realism, South African Journal of Philosophy, 40:3, 229-241, DOI: 10.1080/02580136.2021.1949556en_US
dc.identifier.uri10.1080/02580136.2021.1949556
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/6745
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSouth African Journal of Philosophy,en_US
dc.subjectquasi-realismen_US
dc.subjectnaturalise modalen_US
dc.subjectepistemologyen_US
dc.subjectempirical psychologicalen_US
dc.titleNaturalised modal epistemology and quasirealismen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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