Dennett (1995) and th modal falacy
“In the "weak form," it is a sound, harmless, and on occasion useful application of elementary logic: if x is a necessary condition for the existence of y, and y…
Infallible knowledge, the modal fallacy and modal collapse
The much mentioned the modal fallacy is not a fallacy (that is, is a valid inference rule) if one accepts an exotic view about modalities and necessities that is logically…
Language, the modal fallacy and the symbolic representation of a conditional
"[W]hat follows from a true premiss must be true" (The Problems of Philosophy, p. 60, link) Wrote Russell as an example of a principle of logic that is more self-evident…