The notions of necessity and possibility, as well as the notion of a possible world, are ubiquitous in philosophy. Nevertheless, these notions remain controversial. This book develops a general framework for theorizing about these notions using the tools of higher-order logic.
The notions of necessity and possibility, as well as the notion of a possible world, are ubiquitous in philosophy. Nevertheless, these notions remain controversial. This book develops a general framework for theorizing about these notions using the tools of higher-order logic.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Peter Fritz is Professor of Philosophy at the Dianoia Institute of Philosophy at the Australian Catholic University, and at the Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas at the University of Oslo. He studied philosophy and logic at the Universities of Konstanz, Amsterdam, and Oxford, and works on logic, metaphysics, and the philosophy of language.
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Introduction Part One: Language 1: Breaking the Domination of the Word 2: A Formal Language Part Two: Identity 3: Attitudes andStructuredPropositions 4: Classicism Part Three: Necessity 5: Metaphysical Necessity 6: Actuality, Distinctness, and Possibility Part Four: Worlds 7: A Theory of Possible Worlds 8: Plural Propositional Quantification Part Five: Conclusion 9: A Coarse-Grained World-View 10: Looking Ahead Bibliography List of Notation Index
Introduction Part One: Language 1: Breaking the Domination of the Word 2: A Formal Language Part Two: Identity 3: Attitudes andStructuredPropositions 4: Classicism Part Three: Necessity 5: Metaphysical Necessity 6: Actuality, Distinctness, and Possibility Part Four: Worlds 7: A Theory of Possible Worlds 8: Plural Propositional Quantification Part Five: Conclusion 9: A Coarse-Grained World-View 10: Looking Ahead Bibliography List of Notation Index
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