A note on Huemer’s Claim to immortality

Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor(a) principal: Täljedal, Inge-Bert
Data de Publicação: 2020
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Principia (Florianópolis. Online)
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/74974
Resumo: According to Huemer (2019), existence is evidence of immortality, provided past time is infinite. The argument is based on, inter alia, an alleged contradiction between the fact of one’s existence now and its improbability. I suggest that Huemer’s argument is flawed in equating the infinitesimally small with its limit value, and in assuming a philosophically significant difference between the a priori probability of the occurrence of a unique incarnation and that of anyone among an infinite number.
id UFSC-5_e54ad51a376af7d223264b731d8fe3cf
oai_identifier_str oai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/74974
network_acronym_str UFSC-5
network_name_str Principia (Florianópolis. Online)
repository_id_str
spelling A note on Huemer’s Claim to immortalityA note on Huemer’s Claim to immortalityAccording to Huemer (2019), existence is evidence of immortality, provided past time is infinite. The argument is based on, inter alia, an alleged contradiction between the fact of one’s existence now and its improbability. I suggest that Huemer’s argument is flawed in equating the infinitesimally small with its limit value, and in assuming a philosophically significant difference between the a priori probability of the occurrence of a unique incarnation and that of anyone among an infinite number.According to Huemer (2019), existence is evidence of immortality, provided past time is infinite. The argument is based on, inter alia, an alleged contradiction between the fact of one’s existence now and its improbability. I suggest that Huemer’s argument is flawed in equating the infinitesimally small with its limit value, and in assuming a philosophically significant difference between the a priori probability of the occurrence of a unique incarnation and that of anyone among an infinite number.Federal University of Santa Catarina – UFSC2020-12-15info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/7497410.5007/1808-1711.2020v24n3p657Principia: an international journal of epistemology; Vol. 24 No. 3 (2020); 657–659Principia: an international journal of epistemology; Vol. 24 Núm. 3 (2020); 657–659Principia: an international journal of epistemology; v. 24 n. 3 (2020); 657–6591808-17111414-4247reponame:Principia (Florianópolis. Online)instname:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)instacron:UFSCenghttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/74974/44998Copyright (c) 2021 Inge-Bert Täljedalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessTäljedal, Inge-Bert2021-09-17T17:35:23Zoai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/74974Revistahttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principiaPUBhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/oaiprincipia@contato.ufsc.br||principia@contato.ufsc.br1808-17111414-4247opendoar:2021-09-17T17:35:23Principia (Florianópolis. Online) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A note on Huemer’s Claim to immortality
A note on Huemer’s Claim to immortality
title A note on Huemer’s Claim to immortality
spellingShingle A note on Huemer’s Claim to immortality
Täljedal, Inge-Bert
title_short A note on Huemer’s Claim to immortality
title_full A note on Huemer’s Claim to immortality
title_fullStr A note on Huemer’s Claim to immortality
title_full_unstemmed A note on Huemer’s Claim to immortality
title_sort A note on Huemer’s Claim to immortality
author Täljedal, Inge-Bert
author_facet Täljedal, Inge-Bert
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Täljedal, Inge-Bert
description According to Huemer (2019), existence is evidence of immortality, provided past time is infinite. The argument is based on, inter alia, an alleged contradiction between the fact of one’s existence now and its improbability. I suggest that Huemer’s argument is flawed in equating the infinitesimally small with its limit value, and in assuming a philosophically significant difference between the a priori probability of the occurrence of a unique incarnation and that of anyone among an infinite number.
publishDate 2020
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2020-12-15
dc.type.driver.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
format article
status_str publishedVersion
dc.identifier.uri.fl_str_mv https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/74974
10.5007/1808-1711.2020v24n3p657
url https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/74974
identifier_str_mv 10.5007/1808-1711.2020v24n3p657
dc.language.iso.fl_str_mv eng
language eng
dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/74974/44998
dc.rights.driver.fl_str_mv Copyright (c) 2021 Inge-Bert Täljedal
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
rights_invalid_str_mv Copyright (c) 2021 Inge-Bert Täljedal
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
eu_rights_str_mv openAccess
dc.format.none.fl_str_mv application/pdf
dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv Federal University of Santa Catarina – UFSC
publisher.none.fl_str_mv Federal University of Santa Catarina – UFSC
dc.source.none.fl_str_mv Principia: an international journal of epistemology; Vol. 24 No. 3 (2020); 657–659
Principia: an international journal of epistemology; Vol. 24 Núm. 3 (2020); 657–659
Principia: an international journal of epistemology; v. 24 n. 3 (2020); 657–659
1808-1711
1414-4247
reponame:Principia (Florianópolis. Online)
instname:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
instacron:UFSC
instname_str Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
instacron_str UFSC
institution UFSC
reponame_str Principia (Florianópolis. Online)
collection Principia (Florianópolis. Online)
repository.name.fl_str_mv Principia (Florianópolis. Online) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
repository.mail.fl_str_mv principia@contato.ufsc.br||principia@contato.ufsc.br
_version_ 1789435108856430592

Registros relacionados