Abstract
There are limits to how things might have been. Yet tiny permissible differences between possibilities add up to large ones that exceed those limits. This tension lies at the heart of the so-called tolerance puzzle. In this paper, I propose a novel response grounded in the idea that metaphysical modality is perspectival. The perspectivalist framework is used to dissolve the puzzle and is contrasted with two alternatives: one that posits a plenitude of finely individuated entities, and another that appeals to a double relativization of modal claims—both to a world considered as actual and to a world considered as counterfactual.
| Originalsprache | Englisch |
|---|---|
| Aufsatznummer | 53 |
| Fachzeitschrift | Synthese |
| Jahrgang | 206 |
| Ausgabenummer | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - Juli 2025 |
Fördermittel
Open access funding provided by University of Vienna. Open access funding provided by University of Vienna. Work on this paper was funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), grant P-36713-G for the project ‘Truth is grounded in facts’. Work on this paper was presented at the conference ‘Essence, Necessity and Identity’ at the university of Mainz, Germany; and the regular meeting of the Phlox Research Group at the University of Vienna. I thank the audiences, especially Jessica Leech, Tobias Wilsch, Dirk Franken, Martin Glazier, Benjamin Schnieder, Yannic Kappes, Xiao Li, and Damjan Aleksiev; and two referees of this journal for their very insightful feedback and criticism. This research was funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) under Grant P 36713-G for the project ‘Truth is Grounded in Facts.’ I gratefully acknowledge their financial support.
ÖFOS 2012
- 603110 Metaphysik
- 603102 Erkenntnistheorie
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