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TY - GEN ID - cogprints5511 UR - http://cogprints.org/5511/ A1 - Franceschi, Paul TI - A Brief Introduction to N-universes Y1 - 2007/04// N2 - I describe in this paper the basic elements of the n-universes, a methodological tool originally introduced in Franceschi (2001) in the context of the study of Goodman's paradox. As the n-universes can be used in wide-ranging applications, such as thought experiments, I describe them from an essentially pragmatic standpoint, i.e. by describing accurately the step-by-step process which leads to a given modelisation. AV - public KW - n-universes KW - thought experiment KW - time KW - space KW - Occam's razor ER -