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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Joseph MeliaPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Acumen Publishing Ltd Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.360kg ISBN: 9781902683485ISBN 10: 190268348 Pages: 198 Publication Date: 06 November 2003 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements 1. Introduction to modality 2. Modal language and modal logic 3. Quinian scepticism 4. Modalism 5. Extreme realism 6. Quiet moderate realism 7. Possible worlds as sets of sentences Notes Further reading IndexReviewsA marvellously presented book: it is lucid, thought-provoking, and meets the highest standards of argument. - Philosophical Quarterly A must-read for anyone interested in the metaphysics of modality. It explores fundamental topics with depth and subtlety, yet it is, for the most part, easy to read. The style of presentation is informal, at times irreverent, and always engaging. - Philosophical Books Melia succeeds in producing a book that manages to provide an accessible introduction to many key topics in the philosophy of modality; to give a sense of how different topics are connected to each other; and to offer some interesting new contributions to current debates. - Mind """A marvellously presented book: it is lucid, thought-provoking, and meets the highest standards of argument."" - Philosophical Quarterly ""A must-read for anyone interested in the metaphysics of modality. It explores fundamental topics with depth and subtlety, yet it is, for the most part, easy to read. The style of presentation is informal, at times irreverent, and always engaging."" - Philosophical Books ""Melia succeeds in producing a book that manages to provide an accessible introduction to many key topics in the philosophy of modality; to give a sense of how different topics are connected to each other; and to offer some interesting new contributions to current debates."" - Mind" Author InformationJoseph Melia is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Leeds. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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