Modal Fictionalism And Primive Modality Flashcards
What is the primitive modal term
According to pe
We should give a _________ account of modality
Reductive
What are the two reasons to avoid primitive vocabulary
Good standing
Ideological parsimony
How does modal fictionalise benefit from realism
Parasitic quantification
Another name for the fictional operator
Unanalysed modal content
Irreducible _________ predicate
Monadic
The realists assertion is not ______ by the operator but it is nevertheless true to the fiction that MP
Implied
What is doing the modal analysis
According to
How can we convince the sceptic to assent to the operator
More simple definitions
What can’t be predicated of red
Possibly
What is the second problem for the fictionalist
Ideological parsimony
What is ideological parsimony
Fewer ideological primitives
Why is ideological parsimony good
Contributes to simpleres and naturalness of theory
Rosen argues that using only one primitive is _______
Advantageous
Why is the fictionalist a hypocrite
Ontological parsimony
