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| Possibility, philosophy: something is possible if it cannot be excluded. This has to be distinguished from the concept of contingency that expresses that something could have been different._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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U. Meixner on Possibility - Dictionary of Arguments
I 64 Unrealized possibilities/Meixner: some properties the merely possible. A fictitious person may not have, for example, an accurate date of birth, (i.e., she does not have it in the real world, but the negation of these properties.) >Possibilia, >Possibilism, cf. >Actualism, >Possible worlds, >Reality, >Fiction, >Properties, >Identity, >Identification._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Mei I U. Meixner Einführung in die Ontologie Darmstadt 2004 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-19