The Foundations of Modality: From Propositions to Possible Worlds

by Peter Fritz

The notions of necessity and possibility, as well as the notion of a possible world, are ubiquitous in philosophy. Nevertheless, these notions remain controversial. It also remains controversial whether metaphysics requires notions drawing distinctions which are finer than those which can be drawn in terms of necessity and possibility, such as the recently much-discussed notion of grounding. In order to make progress on these debates, this book develops...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192870025
• ISBN13: 9780192870025
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.7" x 8.3"