Leuenberger, S. (2009) What is global supervenience? Synthese, 170(1), pp. 115-129. (doi: 10.1007/s11229-008-9360-4)
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Abstract
The relation of global supervenience is widely appealed to in philosophy. In slogan form, it is explained as follows: a class of properties A supervenes on a class of properties B if no two worlds differ in the distribution of A-properties without differing in the distribution of B-properties. It turns out, though, that there are several ways to cash out that slogan. Three different proposals have been discussed in the literature. In this paper, I argue that none of them is adequate. Furthermore, I present a puzzle that reveals a tension in our concept of global supervenience.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Leuenberger, Professor Stephan |
Authors: | Leuenberger, S. |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) |
College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > Philosophy |
Journal Name: | Synthese |
Publisher: | Springer Netherlands |
ISSN: | 0039-7857 |
ISSN (Online): | 1573-0964 |
Published Online: | 01 July 2008 |
Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2008, Springer Science+Business Media B.V. |
First Published: | First published in Synthese 170(1):115-129 |
Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com |
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