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Modality and explanatory reasoning /

Boris Kment takes a new approach to the study of modality that emphasises the origin of modal notions in everyday thought. He argues that the concepts of necessity and possibility originate in counterfactual reasoning, which allows us to investigate explanatory connections. Contrary to accepted view...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kment, Boris Christian, 1975- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Edición:First edition.
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