Screen LibraryA chance for possibility : an investigation into the grounds of modality /
As philosophers are keen to say, there is a possible world where Socrates is a carpenter. Plausibly, truths about what might or could not be the case are not basic but grounded in more fundamental features of reality. Steinberg develops this insight into a novel account of the supervenience structur...
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De Gruyter,
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| Publisher Address: | Berlin/Boston : |
| Publication Dates: | [2013] |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Philosophische analyse / philosophical analysis;
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110338232 http://www.degruyter.com/doc/cover/9783110338232.jpg |
| Summary: |
As philosophers are keen to say, there is a possible world where Socrates is a carpenter. Plausibly, truths about what might or could not be the case are not basic but grounded in more fundamental features of reality. Steinberg develops this insight into a novel account of the supervenience structure of the modal realm. This study was awardedthe 2012 GAP/ontos award. |
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1 online resource (iv, 272 pages) : illustrations. Also available in print edition. |
| ISBN: | 9783110338232 |
| Index Number: | BC199 |
| CLC: | B81 |
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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Supervenience -- Chapter 3. Concrete Possible Worlds -- Chapter 4. Abstract Possible Worlds -- Chapter 5. Possibility and Probability -- Chapter 6. Conclusion -- Appendix A. Non-Nominal Quantification -- Name Index -- Bibliography. |