Simo Knuuttila

Modalities in Medieval Philosophy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1993 Modalities in Medieval Philosophy looks at the idea of modality as multiplicity of reference with respect to alternative domains, and how this emerged in early medieval discussions and addresses how it was originally influenced by the theological conception of God acting by choice.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 137mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 358g
• ISBN-13: 9780367151904
• ISBN-10: 0367151901
• Artikelnr.: 69893321

Autorenporträt

Knuuttila, Simo

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 1. Modalities in Aristotle and Other Ancient Authors 2.
Philosophical and Theological Modalities in Early Medieval Thought 3.
Varieties of Necessity and Possibility in the Thirteenth Century 4.
Fourteenth-Century Approaches to Modality 5. Medieval Discussions of
Applied Modal Logic Bibliography Index of Names Index of Subjects