
HoP 139 - By the Time I Get to Phoenix - Avicenna on Existence
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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Aristotle's Theory of Modality
Aristotle says there are some things that could be the case, but don't happen. He refutes a group of philosophers called the Magarians who believed no such thing as unrealized possibility. Avasana: To say something is impossible is nothing more nor less than saying it never occurs. The statistical view of modality is long dead, and Avasana helped kill it," he adds.
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