John Divers

Biographic Data

ID3866327
NAMEJohn Divers
GIVEN NAMESJohn
FAMILY NAMEDivers
SIGNATUREDIVERS J
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Leeds
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS10
WORKS AS AUTHOR11
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1992
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
H-INDEX2

  • Mere Possibilities

    Jasmin Divers, John DiversARTICLEThe Philosophical Quarterly2014

    Journal Article Mere Possibilities: Metaphysical Foundations of Modal Semantics Get access Mere Possibilities: Metaphysical Foundations of Modal Semantics. By Robert Stalnaker. (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2012. Pp. xii+ 167. Price £30.95.) John Divers John Divers University of Leeds, UK E-mail: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 64, Issu…

  • Modal Reality and (Modal) Logical Space

    Open AccessJasmin Divers, John DiversARTICLEPhilosophy and Phenomenological…2014

  • Belief in Absolute Necessity

    Open AccessJasmin Divers, John Divers et al.ARTICLEPhilosophy and Phenomenological…2012Cited by: 3References: 1

    We outline a theory of the cognitive role of belief in absolute necessity that is normative and intended to be metaphysically neutral. We take this theory to be unique in scope since it addresses simultaneously the questions of how such belief is (properly) acquired and of how it is (properly) manifest. The acquisition and manifestation conditions for belief in absolute necessity are given univocally, in terms of complex higher‐order attitudes in…

  • Possible Worlds

    Jasmin Divers, John DiversBOOKPossible Worlds2006

  • Agnosticism About Other Worlds

    Open AccessJasmin Divers, John DiversARTICLEPhilosophy and Phenomenological…2004Cited by: 6References: 2

    The modal antirealist, as presented here, aims to secure at least some of the benefits associated with talking in genuine modal realist terms while avoiding commitment to a plurality of Lewisian (or ersatz) worlds. The antirealist stance of agnosticism about other worlds combines acceptance of Lewis's account of what world‐talk means with refusal to assert, or believe in, the existence of other worlds. Agnosticism about other worlds does not enta…

  • Possible Worlds (The Problems of Philosophy)

    John DiversBOOKPossible Worlds (The Problems of…2002

  • Supervenience for operators

    Open AccessJasmin Divers, John DiversARTICLESynthese1996

  • Realism and Truth

    Jasmin Divers, John Divers et al.ARTICLEThe Philosophical Quarterly1995

    Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Realism and Truth (2nd edn). By Michael Devitt. (Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1991. Pp. xii + 327. Price not given.) John Divers John Divers University of Leeds Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 45, Issue 180, July 1995, Pages 387–389, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219662 Published: 01 July 1995

  • Abstract Entities

    Jasmin Divers, John Divers et al.ARTICLEThe Philosophical Review1994

  • Best Opinion, Intention-Detecting and Analytic Functionalism

    Jasmin Divers, John Divers et al.ARTICLEThe Philosophical Quarterly1994Cited by: 1

    John Divers, Alexander Miller; Best Opinion, Intention-Detecting and Analytic Functionalism, The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 44, Issue 175, 1 April 199

  • Modal supereminence and modal realism

    Open AccessJasmin Divers, John DiversARTICLETheoria1992