Modality and Explanatory Reasoning
Author:   Boris Kment (Princeton University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199604685


Pages:   376
Publication Date:   18 September 2014
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Boris Kment (Princeton University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.718kg
ISBN:  

9780199604685


ISBN 10:   0199604681
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   18 September 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Synopsis 2: The Nature of Modality 3: Absolute Necessity and Iterated Modality 4: On the Contingency of Worlds 5: A Theory of Worlds 6: Essence, Laws, and Explanation 7: Metaphysical and Nomic Necessity 8: Standards of Closeness 9: Clarifications, Additions, and Objections 10: Causation, Nomic Determination, and the Counterfactual Test 11: On the Genealogy of Modality 12: Extensions and Limitations of the Counterfactual Test References Index

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[an] intricate and exhilarating book... Richard Baron, Philosophy Now


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Boris Kment received a BPhil from Oxford University and a PhD in philosophy from Princeton University, and has taught at the University of Michigan. He is currently assistant professor at Princeton. His main interests lie in metaphysics and epistemology and include modality, conditionals, essence, causation, explanation, and the metaphysical role of individuals. He has held fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Council of Learned Societies.

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