Essentiality conferred

Journal Article (Journal Article)

In this article I introduce a certain kind of anti-realist account of what makes a property essential to an object and defend it against likely objections. This account, which I call a 'conferralist' account, shares some of the attractive features of other anti-realist accounts, such as conventionalism and expressivism, but I believe, not their respective drawbacks. © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.

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Duke Authors

Cited Authors

  • Sveinsdóttir, A

Published Date

  • July 1, 2008

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 140 / 1

Start / End Page

  • 135 - 148

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1573-0883

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0031-8116

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1007/s11098-008-9230-4

Citation Source

  • Scopus