Mere possibilities : metaphysical foundations of modal semantics /
"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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
2012.
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| ISBN: | 9781400842292 1400842298 9780691147123 0691147124 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |