Permissibility and violable rules

Document Type

Journal article

Source Publication

Philosophia

Publication Date

Fall 9-1-2008

Volume

36

Issue

3

First Page

367

Last Page

374

Abstract

From a logical point of view, permissibility can be reduced to possibility by introducing demands which can be met. The alleged reduction is circular from a philosophical perspective, however, because demands are fundamentally deontic. This paper solves this problem by replacing demands which can be met with rules which can be satisfied and violated.

DOI

10.1007/s11406-007-9113-5

Print ISSN

00483893

E-ISSN

15749274

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Language

English

Recommended Citation

Rowbottom, D. P. (2008). Permissibility and violable rules. Philosophia, 36(3), 367-374. doi: 10.1007/s11406-007-9113-5

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