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Mere Possibilities: Metaphysical Foundations of Modal Semantics
Robert Stalnaker
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Hardback. It seems reasonable to believe that there might have existed things other than those that in fact exist, or have existed. This title develops a framework for clarifying this problem, and explores a number of actualist strategies for solving it. Series: Carl G. Hempel Lecture Series. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPJ; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 148 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
It seems reasonable to believe that there might have existed things other than those that in fact exist, or have existed. But how should we understand such claims? Standard semantic theories exploit the Leibnizian metaphor of a set of all possible worlds: a proposition might or must be true if it is true in some or all possible worlds. The actualist, who believes that nothing exists except what actually exists, prefers to talk of possible states of the world, or of ways that a world might be. But even the actualist still faces the problem of explaining what we are ... Read more
It seems reasonable to believe that there might have existed things other than those that in fact exist, or have existed. But how should we understand such claims? Standard semantic theories exploit the Leibnizian metaphor of a set of all possible worlds: a proposition might or must be true if it is true in some or all possible worlds. The actualist, who believes that nothing exists except what actually exists, prefers to talk of possible states of the world, or of ways that a world might be. But even the actualist still faces the problem of explaining what we are ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
184
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Series
Carl G. Hempel Lecture Series
Condition
New
Weight
364g
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691147123
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V9780691147123
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About Robert Stalnaker
Robert Stalnaker is the Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Philosophy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of "Our Knowledge of the Internal World," "Ways a World Might Be," "Context and Content," and "Inquiry."
Reviews for Mere Possibilities: Metaphysical Foundations of Modal Semantics
"Stalnaker does us a service by illustrating the value
indeed, the philosophical necessity
of working from a conception of the models of possible-world semantic theories that is appropriately extensive, explicit, and nuanced. But prospective readers can also expect a great deal more than that from the serious study that this fine work both requires and repays."
John Divers, Philosophical Quarterly "Mere Possibilities is ... Read more
indeed, the philosophical necessity
of working from a conception of the models of possible-world semantic theories that is appropriately extensive, explicit, and nuanced. But prospective readers can also expect a great deal more than that from the serious study that this fine work both requires and repays."
John Divers, Philosophical Quarterly "Mere Possibilities is ... Read more