posted on 2021-11-12, 22:13authored byNgai, Justin
Abstract entities have long been viewed as entities that lack causal powers; that is, they cannot be constitutive of causes or effects. This thesis aims to reject this claim and argue that abstract objects are indeed part of the causal order. I will call this thesis ‘AOCO’ for short. In the first chapter I argue that other philosophers have committed themselves to the claim that some abstract objects have been caused to come into existence. In the second chapter, I argue that the best solution to Benacerraf’s problem is to concede that abstract objects have a causal influence on what we believe. In the third chapter I examine and evaluate objections to AOCO.
History
Copyright Date
2013-01-01
Date of Award
2013-01-01
Publisher
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
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Author Retains Copyright
Degree Discipline
Philosophy
Degree Grantor
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
Degree Level
Masters
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Victoria University of Wellington Item Type
Awarded Research Masters Thesis
Language
en_NZ
Victoria University of Wellington School
School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations