The Worlds of Possibility: Modal Realism and the Semantics of Modal Logic - Softcover

Chihara, Charles S.

 
9780199246557: The Worlds of Possibility: Modal Realism and the Semantics of Modal Logic
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ISBN 10: 0199246556 ISBN 13: 9780199246557
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2001

Synopsis

Charles Chihara gives a thorough critical exposition of modal realism, the philosophical doctrine that there exist many possible worlds of which the actual world -- the universe in which we live -- is just one. The striking success of possible-worlds semantics in modal logic has made this ontological doctrine attractive. Modal realists maintain that philosophers must accept the existence of possible worlds if they wish to have the benefit of using possible-worlds semantics to assess modal arguments and explain modal principles. Chihara challenges this claim, and argues instead for modality without worlds; he offers a new account of the role of interpretations or structures of the formal languages of logic.

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About the Author

Charles S. Chihara is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0199246556
ISBN 13 
9780199246557
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
360

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