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Possible worlds /

The first up-to-date and comprehensive examination of all issues pertaining to realism about possible worlds. An invaluable introduction to the topic, it includes many original developments and insights.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Divers, John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Routledge, 2002.
Colección:Problems of philosophy (Routledge (Firm))
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. Introduction : Where possible-world talk is used
  • What possible-word talk means
  • Why possible-word talk is used
  • pt. 2. Genuine realism : Genuine realism, exposition and applications
  • Genuine realism, quantification over non-actuals
  • Genuine realism, worlds
  • Genuine realism, unanalysed modality
  • Genuine realism, counterparts
  • Genuine realism, epistemology
  • pt. 3. Actualist realism : Actualist realism, exposition
  • Actualist realism, conceptual applications
  • Actualist realism, ontological applications
  • Actualist realism, semantic applications
  • Actualist realism, safe and sane ontology?
  • Actualist realism, paradox
  • Actualist realism, transworld identity and transworld identification
  • Actualist realism, representation
  • pt. 4. Conclusion : Summary and evaluation.