MODAL FICTIONALISM AND MODAL INSTRUMENTALISM

• Authors: Anthony Ardis
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Fictionalism is a strategy for retaining a theory without committing to its truth. This paper considers two kinds of fictionalism about possible worlds: modal fictionalism or “story operator” fictionalism, and modal instrumentalism. Difficulties for modal fictionalism are used to motivate endorsing modal instrumentalism.

Keywords

EN

BROCK-ROSEN; FICTIONALISM; INSTRUMENTALISM; MODAL FICTIONALISM

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and Institute of Philosophy of Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic
• Journal: Organon F. medzinárodný časopis pre analytickú filozofiu
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 439 – 460

Contributors

author

Anthony Ardis

• Department of Philosophy, Hofstra University Hempstead, NY – 11549 -1150, USA