<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dardis, Anthony</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Modal Fictionalism and Modal Instrumentalism</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Organon F</style></secondary-title><translated-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Modal Fictionalism and Modal Instrumentalism</style></translated-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Brock-Rosen</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">fictionalism</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">instrumentalism</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">modal fictionalism</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">possible worlds</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2015</style></year></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.klemens.sav.sk/fiusav/doc/organon/2015/4/439-460.pdf</style></url></web-urls></urls><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4</style></number><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">22</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">439-460</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">English</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fictionalism is a strategy for retaining a theory without committing to its truth. This paper considers two kinds of fictionalism about possible worlds: modal fictionalism or “story operator” fictionalism, and modal instrumentalism. Difficulties for modal fictionalism are used to motivate endorsing modal instrumentalism.</style></abstract><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">State</style></work-type><custom2><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Articles</style></custom2><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">439460</style></custom3></record></records></xml>