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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Possibilism"”.
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Actualism, singular propositions, and possible worlds : essays in metaphysics of modality
… over possible worlds and actual objects. In "Possibilism and the Nature of Actuality," I consider Possibilism, the doctrine that there are possible objects that are not actual objects.
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SAND DUNE ENVIRONMENTS IN FIRST NATIONS LIFEWAYS: HOLISTIC INTERPRETATION FOR THE MIDDLE AND LATE PRECONTACT PERIODS ON THE NORTHERN PLAINS
… of Island Theory, Historical Ecology, and Possibilism to examine the environmental, social, and spiritual/cultural roles that sand dune locations played in the lifeways of Northern Plains groups during the Middle and Late Precontact periods. This theoretical basis allows for the development …
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REALISM ABOUT IMPOSSIBLE FICTIONS
In this paper, I argue for the thesis that some impossible propositions are true-in-fiction, and I suggest that we ought to take the datum that we seem to engage with non-vacuous impossible contents, seriously. I discuss a trilemma presented by Derek Matravers that highlights some tensions between …
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Environmental Determinism: Broken Paradigm or Viable Perspective?.
<p>The research was to examine the issue of environmental determinism. It was an ideology that was prevalent throughout the early decades of the 20<sup>th</sup> century that held that the natural environment was responsible for virtually all human development. It helped bring the study of geography …