Papers Published

1. Ásta, Essentiality conferred, Philosophical Studies, vol. 140 no. 1 (July, 2008), pp. 135-148, Springer Science and Business Media LLC [doi].
   (last updated on 2026/01/21)

   Abstract:
   In this article I introduce a certain kind of anti-realist account of what makes a property essential to an object and defend it against likely objections. This account, which I call a 'conferralist' account, shares some of the attractive features of other anti-realist accounts, such as conventionalism and expressivism, but I believe, not their respective drawbacks. © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.