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Counterpart Theory

Counterpart Theory is a modal metaphysical theory that explains the identity and modal properties of individuals across possible worlds by positing that no individual exists in more than one world, but each has distinct counterparts in other worlds that resemble it in relevant respects.

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3.7K

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67

Authors

49

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Counterpart Theory and Quantified Modal Logic

David K. Lewis · The Journal of Philosophy · 1968 · 1.1K citations

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Explorations in the Deictic Field

William F. Hanks · Current Anthropology · 2005 · 385 citations · Full text

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“Collaborating” with AI: Taking a System View to Explore the Future of Work

Callen Anthony, Beth A. Bechky, Anne‐Laure Fayard · Organization Science · 2023 · 302 citations

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Comparison of Current Planning Theories: Counterparts and Contradictions

Barclay Hudson, Thomas D. Galloway, Jerome L. Kaufman · Journal of the American Planning Association · 1979 · 274 citations

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Counterpart-Theoretic Semantics for Modal Logic

Allen Hazen · The Journal of Philosophy · 1979 · 197 citations

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Authors

67

  1. MR
    Murali Ramachandran

    Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 137 citations

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  2. TM
    Trenton Merricks

    Virginia Commonwealth University, United States

    2 publications · 134 citations

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  3. HW
    Harold W. Noonan

    University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 75 citations

    2

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  4. ES
    Eric Swanson

    University of Michigan, United States

    2 publications · 73 citations

    2

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  5. DN
    Dilip Ninan

    Tufts University, United States

    1 publications · 47 citations

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Institutions

49

  1. Birkbeck, University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    113 citations

  2. Tulane University

    New Orleans, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    63 citations

  3. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    59 citations

  4. University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Amherst Center, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    50 citations

  5. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    49 citations

  6. University of Miami

    Coral Gables, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  7. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    302 citations

  8. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

    Beersheba, Israel

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

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Venues

  1. Analysis

    9 publications · 277 citations

    9

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  2. The Journal of Philosophy

    4 publications · 1.4K citations

    4

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  3. Mind

    4 publications · 104 citations

    4

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  4. The Philosophical Review

    3 publications · 79 citations

    3

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  5. Australasian Journal of Philosophy

    3 publications · 120 citations

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