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Minimal Truthmakers by O'Conaill, Donnchadh, Tahko, Tuomas E.

“…A minimal truthmaker for a given proposition is the smallest portion of reality which makes this proposition true. Minimal truthmakers are frequently mentioned…”
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Possibility Precedes Actuality by Tahko, Tuomas E.

“…This paper is inspired by and develops on E. J. Lowe’s work, who writes in his book The Possibility of Metaphysics that ‘metaphysical possibility is an…”
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The modal basis of scientific modelling by Tahko, Tuomas E.

“…The practice of scientific modelling often resorts to hypothetical, false, idealised, targetless, partial, generalised, and other types of modelling that…”
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Natural kinds, mind-independence, and unification principles by Tahko, Tuomas E.

“…There have been many attempts to determine what makes a natural kind real, chief among them is the criterion according to which natural kinds must be…”
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A survey of logical realism by Tahko, Tuomas E.

“…Logical realism is a view about the metaphysical status of logic. Common to most if not all the views captured by the label ‘logical realism’ is that logical…”
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Moderately naturalistic metaphysics by Morganti, Matteo, Tahko, Tuomas E.

“…The present paper discusses different approaches to metaphysics and defends a specific, non-deflationary approach that nevertheless qualifies as…”
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Natural Kind Essentialism Revisited by Tahko, Tuomas E.

“…Recent work on Natural Kind Essentialism has taken a deflationary turn. The assumptions about the grounds of essentialist truths concerning natural kinds…”
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Boring Infinite Descent by Tahko, Tuomas E.

“…In formal ontology, infinite regresses are generally considered a bad sign. One debate where such regresses come into play is the debate about fundamentality…”
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Bundle Theory with Kinds by Keinänen, Markku, Tahko, Tuomas E

“…Abstract Is it possible to get by with just one ontological category? We evaluate L.A. Paul's attempt to do so: the mereological bundle theory. The upshot is…”
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THE MODAL STATUS OF LAWS: IN DEFENCE OF A HYBRID VIEW by Tahko, Tuomas E.

“…Three popular views regarding the modal status of the laws of nature are discussed: Humean Supervenience, nomic necessitation, and scientific/dispositional…”
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BOUNDARIES IN REALITY by Tahko, Tuomas E.

“…This paper defends the idea that there must be some joints in reality, some correct way to classify or categorize it. This may seem obvious, but we will see…”
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Soames's Deflationism About Modality by Tahko, Tuomas E.

“…One type of deflationism about metaphysical modality suggests that it can be analysed strictly in terms of linguistic or conceptual content and that there is…”
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On the Modal Content of A Posteriori Necessities by TAHKO, TUOMAS E.

“…This article challenges the Kripkean interpretation of a posteriori necessities. It will be demonstrated, by an analysis of classic examples, that the modal…”
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Against the Vagueness Argument by Tahko, Tuomas E.

“…In this paper I offer a counterexample to the so called vagueness argument against restricted composition. This will be done in the lines of a recent…”
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An introduction to metametaphysics: Tuomas E. Tahko, University of Helsinki by Tahko, Tuomas E

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Tropes: Properties, Objects, and Mental Causation. By DouglasEhring. (Oxford UP, 2011. Pp. viii + 250. Price £37.50.) by Tahko, Tuomas E.

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Editorial by Sirkel, Riin, Tahko, Tuomas E.

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BOUNDARIES IN REALITY: CLASSIFYING REALITY by TAHKO, Tuomas E

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More Kinds of Being: A Further Study of Individuation, Identity, and the Logic of Sortal Terms by TAHKO, TUOMAS E.

“…Tahko revies More Kinds of Being: A Further Study of Individuation, Identity, and the Logic of Sortal Terms by E. J. Lowe…”
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The Universe As We Find It by TAHKO, TUOMAS E.

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