The Subtraction Argument(s)

Author: Paseau, Alexander

Source: dialectica, Volume 60, Number 2, June 2006 , pp. 145-156(12)

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Abstract:

The subtraction argument aims to show that there is an empty world, in the sense of a possible world with no concrete objects. The argument has been endorsed by several philosophers. I show that there are currently two versions of the argument around, and that only one of them is valid. I then sketch the main problem for the valid version of the argument.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-8361.2006.01052.x

Affiliations: 1: Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford;, Email: alexander.paseau@philosophy.ox.ac.uk

Publication date: 2006-06-01