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Abstract
The paper is concerned with the existence of objective uncertainties. What would it take for objective uncertainties to exist, and what would be the consequences for our understanding of the world we live in? We approach these questions by considering two common theories on how we are to understand the being of propensities and how it pertains to possible outcomes that remain unmanifested. It is argued that both or these theories should be rejected, and be replaced with a theory we call unrestricted actualism according to which the possible outcomes of propensities (whether realized or unrealized) are denizens of the actual world.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 219-224 |
| Journal | Metaphysica |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 2018 Jan 24 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 Aug 28 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Philosophy
- Medical Ethics
Free keywords
- propensity theory
- philosophy of probability
- dispositions
- actualism
- possibilism
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- 1 Finished
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Science and Proven Experience
Brännmark, J. (Researcher), Persson, J. (PI), Wahlberg, L. (Researcher), Wallin, A. (Researcher), Sjöstrand, E. (Researcher), Sahlin, N.-E. (PI), Anttila, S. (Researcher), Levay, C. (Researcher), Vareman, N. (Researcher), Wahlberg, L. (Researcher), Bruine de Bruin, W. (Researcher), D. Davis, A. (Researcher), Fischhoff, B. (Researcher) & McNeil, B. (Researcher)
2015/01/01 → 2020/12/31
Project: Research