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The Theory of Ontic Modalities

Uwe Meixner
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This book presents a comprehensive, non-model-theoretic theory of ontic necessity and possibility within a formal (and formalized)...

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This book presents a comprehensive, non-model-theoretic theory of ontic necessity and possibility within a formal (and formalized) ontology consisting of states of affairs, properties, and individuals. Its central thesis is that all modalities are reducible to intrinsic (or "logical") possibility and necessity if reference is made to certain states of affairs, called "bases of necessity." The viability of this Bases-Theory of Modality is shown also in the case of conditionals, including counterfactual conditionals. Besides the ontological aspects of the philosophy of modality, also the epistemology of modality is treated in the book. It is shown that the Bases-Theory of Modality provides a satisfactory solution to the epistemological problem of modality. In addition to developing that theory, the book includes detailed discussions of positions in the philosophy of modality maintained by Alvin Plantinga, David Lewis, Charles Chihara, Graeme Forbes, David Armstrong, and others. Among the themes treated are: possibilism vs. actualism; the theory of essences; conceivability and possibility; the nature of possible worlds; the nature of logical, nomological, and metaphysical possibility and necessity.

Informations sur le produit

Titre:
The Theory of Ontic Modalities
Sous-titre :
Theory of Ontic Modalities
Auteur:
Uwe Meixner
EAN:
9783110326895
ISBN:
978-3-11-032689-5
Format:
eBook (pdf)
Producteur:
De Gruyter
Editeur:
Gruyter, Walter de GmbH
Genre:
20e et 21e siècles
Parution:
02.05.2013
Protection contre la copie numérique:
filigrane numérique
Taille de fichier:
1.23 MB
Nombre de pages:
374
Année:
2013
Sous-titre :
Englisch

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