Modalities in Medieval Philosophy (Routledge Library Editions: The Medieval World) - Softcover

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Knuuttila, Simo

 
9780367151904: Modalities in Medieval Philosophy (Routledge Library Editions: The Medieval World)
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ISBN 10: 0367151901 ISBN 13: 9780367151904
Publisher: Routledge, 2020

Synopsis

Originally published in 1993, Modalities in Medieval Philosophy looks at the idea of modality as multiplicity of reference with respect to alternative domains. The book examines how this emerged in early medieval discussions and addresses how it was originally influenced by the theological conception of God acting by choice. After a discussion of ancient modal paradigms, the author traces the interplay of old and new modal views in medieval logic and semantics, philosophy and theology. A detailed account is given of late medieval discussions of the new modal logic, epistemic logic, and the logic norms. These theories show striking similarities to some basic tenets of contemporary approaches to modal matters. This work will be of considerable interest to historians of philosophy and ideas and philosophers of logic and metaphysics.

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Knuuttila, Simo

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0367151901
ISBN 13 
9780367151904
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
246

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