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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Michael Jubien (University of Florida)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 13.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 20.20cm Weight: 0.244kg ISBN: 9780199596287ISBN 10: 019959628 Pages: 228 Publication Date: 10 February 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: Concrete Entities 2: Abstract Entities 3: Against Possible Worlds 4: The Core Analysis 5: Proper Names 6: Fictional Names 7: Natural Kind TermsReviewsPossibility is packed full of rich ideas Richard Woodward, The Philosophical Quarterly an excellent example of the contemporary approach in which the philosopher puts metaphysics first... The degree of clarity of intent and execution is such that there is (I think) little scope for the author to be misunderstood... [an] impressive, serious, and substantive contribution to the literature on modality. John Divers, Mind Author InformationMichael Jubien majored in mathematics and minored in philosophy at Dartmouth College. He received the Ph.D. in philosophy and logic from the Rockefeller University in 1972 under the direction of Saul Kripke. He has taught at the University of Illinois, Chicago, the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, the University of California, Davis, and is currently Professor of Philosophy at the University of Florida. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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