conceivability

I have long claimed that this conceivability is only apparent; some misguided philosophers think they can conceive of a zombie, but they are badly mistaken. nullasalus:

Blurring the Line 2007

I include (2) because the notion of conceivability has one foot in the psychological camp, like imaginability, and one in the camp of pure logical possibility and therefore helps in the transition from one to the other.

Dualism Robinson, Howard 2007

So the kind of conceivability invoked in premisses (1) and (2) needs to be strongly constrained.

Zombies Kirk, Robert 2006

Regardless of your decision, book Keith Hackett and Paul Trevillion for pushing the boundaries of conceivability just a little bit too far.

You are the Ref: Tim Howard, Everton 2011

Their conceivability does not zero out the evidential value of all putative IC.

Assessing Causality 2008

Their conceivability does not zero out the evidential value of all putative IC.

Assessing Causality 2008

An interior volatile chemical factory isn't beyond conceivability.

Behe's Test 2008

Notice that Nagel speaks of the apparent conceivability of a zombie.

Blurring the Line 2007

Even if the particular mechanism turns out to not be the historical avenue, it shows the conceivability of such a process.

Bits and Pieces of an RNA World 2007

In this case, a plausible reply is simply that fiction delivers no guidance to conceptual investigations: conceivability may well be a guide to possibility, but literary fantasy is by itself no evidence of conceivability (van Inwagen 1993: 229).

Wild Dreams Of Reality, 3 2009