The subtraction argument(s)

Dialectica 60 (2):145–156 (2006)
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The subtraction argument aims to show that there is an empty world, in the sense of a possible world with no concrete objects. The argument has been endorsed by several philosophers. I show that there are currently two versions of the argument around, and that only one of them is valid. I then sketch the main problem for the valid version of the argument

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10.1111/j.1746-8361.2006.01052.x

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