Description: Modality by Bob Hale, Aviv Hoffmann The philosophy of modality investigates necessity and possibility, and related notions--are they objective features of mind-independent reality? If so, are they irreducible, or can modal facts be explained in other terms? This collection comprises essays on these and other questions by an excellent team of contributors. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The philosophy of modality investigates necessity and possibility, and related notions--are they objective features of mind-independent reality? If so, are they irreducible, or can modal facts be explained in other terms? This volume presents new work on modality by established leaders in the field and by up-and-coming philosophers. Between them, the papers address fundamental questions concerning realism and anti-realism about modality, the nature and basis offacts about what is possible and what is necessary, the nature of modal knowledge, modal logic and its relations to necessary existence and to counterfactual reasoning. The general introduction locates theindividual contributions in the wider context of the contemporary discussion of the metaphysics and epistemology of modality. Author Biography Bob Hale is Professor of Philosophy at Sheffield University. He has been a British Academy Research Reader (1997-99), and a Leverhulme Senior Research Fellow (2009-11). He previously taught at the University of Glasgow, the University of St. Andrews, and Lancaster University. He works mainly on the philosophy of mathematics and philosophical logic.Aviv Hoffmann is Lecturer in Philosophy at the Open University of Israel. Table of Contents Bob Hale and Aviv Hoffmann: IntroductionPart I: METAPHYSICS and LOGIC1: Robert Stalnaker: Merely Possible PropositionsAviv Hoffmann: Response to Robert Stalnaker2: Ian Rumfitt: Logical Necessity3: Kit Fine: Semantic Necessity4: Timothy Williamson: Modal Logic within Counterfactual Logic5: David Efird: Is Timothy Williamson a Necessary Existent?6: Gideon Rosen: Metaphysical Dependence: Grounding and Reduction7: Ross Cameron: On the Source of Necessity8: Anna Sherratt: The Reality of Modality9: Scott Shalkowksi: IBE, GMR, and Metaphysical Projects10: John Divers: Modal CommitmentsDaniel Nolan: Response to John DiversPart II: EPISTEMOLOGY11: Stephen Yablo: Permission and (So-Called Epistemic) PossibilityDavid Efird: Response to Stephen Yablo12: Frank Jackson: Possible Worlds and the Necessary A PosterioriPenelope Mackie: Response to Frank Jackson13: Scott Sturgeon: Apriorism about ModalityC.S. Jenkins: Response to Scott Sturgeon14: Dominic Gregory: Conceivability and Apparent PossibilityRoss Cameron: Response to Dominic GregoryBibliographyIndex Review `no one with a serious interest in the subject can do without this volumeNotre Dame Philosophical Reviews Promotional A collection of essays on the philosophy of modality Long Description The philosophy of modality investigates necessity and possibility, and related notions--are they objective features of mind-independent reality? If so, are they irreducible, or can modal facts be explained in other terms? This volume presents new work on modality by established leaders in the field and by up-and-coming philosophers. Between them, the papers address fundamental questions concerning realism and anti-realism about modality, the nature and basis offacts about what is possible and what is necessary, the nature of modal knowledge, modal logic and its relations to necessary existence and to counterfactual reasoning. The general introduction locates theindividual contributions in the wider context of the contemporary discussion of the metaphysics and epistemology of modality. Review Text `no one with a serious interest in the subject can do without this volume Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Review Quote "no one with a serious interest in the subject can do without this volume" --Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Feature An area of lively current debateImpressive international team of contributorsAll essays published here for the first time Details ISBN0199671508 Publisher Oxford University Press Year 2013 ISBN-10 0199671508 ISBN-13 9780199671502 Format Paperback Imprint Oxford University Press Subtitle Metaphysics, Logic, and Epistemology Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Aviv Hoffmann DEWEY 160 Short Title MODALITY Language English Media Book Illustrations Yes Author Aviv Hoffmann Affiliation Open University of Israel Pages 370 UK Release Date 2013-01-10 Publication Date 2013-01-10 AU Release Date 2013-01-10 NZ Release Date 2013-01-10 Alternative 9780199565818 Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:97522994;
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