Modality

1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-1-902683-48-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 198 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 227 g

Reihe: Central Problems of Philosophy

This introduction to modality places the emphasis on the metaphysics of modality rather than on the formal semetics of quantified modal logic. The text begins by introducing students to the "de re/de dicto" distinction, conventionalist and conceptualist theories of modality and some of the key problems in modality, particularly Quine's criticisms. It then moves on to explain how possible worlds provide a solution to many of the problems in modality and how possible worlds themselves have been used to analyse notions outside modality such as properties and propositions. Possible worlds introduce problems of their own and the book argues that to make progress with these problems a theory of possible worlds is required. The pros and cons of various theories of possible worlds are then examined in turn, including those of Lewis, Kripke, Adams, Stalnaker and Plantinga.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Melia, Joseph

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements 1. Introduction to modality 2. Modal language and modal logic 3. Quinian scepticism 4. Modalism 5. Extreme realism 6. Quiet moderate realism 7. Possible worlds as sets of sentences Notes Further reading Index

Über Autor(innen)

Joseph Melia