The Modal Future: A Theory of Future-Directed Thought and Talk

by Fabrizio Cariani

Book Overview

It is commonly assumed that we conceive of the past and the future as symmetrical. In this book, Fabrizio Cariani develops a new theory of future-directed discourse and thought that shows that our linguistic and philosophical conceptions of the past and future are, in fact, fundamentally different. Future thought and talk, Cariani suggests, are best understood in terms of a systematic analogy with counterfactual thought and talk, and are not just...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108465471
• ISBN13: 9781108465472
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"