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"""Extremely useful as a textbook for senior undergraduate or graduate students in philosophy and logic - the only one that cuts through the metaphysical abstraction and analyzes possible worlds theory in plain language and in a practical manner. It is the first book that instead of simply advocating possible worlds, or using the device to promote some version of modal logic, in effect, deconstructs the notion, putting it into question and subjecting it to critical scrutiny that it often does not stand up to very well."" - History and Philosophy of Logic ""A very well written book. Graduate students who do not have familiarity with logic but need to know something about possible worlds talk will find the book very helpful. Advanced issues such as varying domain semantics and free logic are discussed in a very accessible way... By pointing out some of the contexts in which possible worlds semantics succeeds or fails to illuminate philosophical problems, the book makes a welcome addition to the literature on possible worlds. I strongly recommend this book to anybody interested in the rich topic of modality."" - Julia Weingaertner, Federal University of Santa Catarina ""An excellent, non-technical introduction to the fascinating issues concerning possible worlds and their applications in philosophy and logic. Girle patiently lays out the issues in ways that do not require prior familiarity with logic, and so provides an ideal entry-point for less technically-minded philosophers and philosophy students."" - Mark Colyvan, University of Sydney"

Extremely useful as a textbook for senior undergraduate or graduate students in philosophy and logic - the only one that cuts through the metaphysical abstraction and analyzes possible worlds theory in plain language and in a practical manner. It is the first book that instead of simply advocating possible worlds, or using the device to promote some version of modal logic, in effect, deconstructs the notion, putting it into question and subjecting it to critical scrutiny that it often does not stand up to very well. - History and Philosophy of Logic A very well written book. Graduate students who do not have familiarity with logic but need to know something about possible worlds talk will find the book very helpful. Advanced issues such as varying domain semantics and free logic are discussed in a very accessible way... By pointing out some of the contexts in which possible worlds semantics succeeds or fails to illuminate philosophical problems, the book makes a welcome addition to the literature on possible worlds. I strongly recommend this book to anybody interested in the rich topic of modality. - Julia Weingaertner, Federal University of Santa Catarina An excellent, non-technical introduction to the fascinating issues concerning possible worlds and their applications in philosophy and logic. Girle patiently lays out the issues in ways that do not require prior familiarity with logic, and so provides an ideal entry-point for less technically-minded philosophers and philosophy students. - Mark Colyvan, University of Sydney

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Rod Girle is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Auckland.

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