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Modality and Tense : Philosophical Papers by Kit Fine (2005, Perfect)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100199278717
ISBN-139780199278718
eBay Product ID (ePID)46757223
Product Key Features
Number of Pages396 Pages
Publication NameModality and Tense : Philosophical Papers
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMetaphysics, Logic
Publication Year2005
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMathematics, Philosophy
AuthorKit Fine
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight20 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-299970
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal160
Table Of ContentIntroductionI. Issues in the Philosophy of Language1. Reference, Essence, and Identity2. The Problem of De Re Modality3. Quine on Quantifying InII. Issues in Ontology4. Prior on the Construction of Possible Worlds and Instants5. Plantinga on the Reduction of Possibilist Discourse6. The Problem of PossibiliaIII. Issues in Metaphysics7. The Varieties of Necessity8. The Reality of Tense9. Necessity and Non-ExistenceIV. Reviews10. Review of Lewis's 'Counterfactuals'11. Review of Plantinga's 'Nature of Necessity'
SynopsisKit Fine has since the 1970s been one of the leading contributors to work at the intersection of logic and metaphysics. This is his eagerly-awaited first book in the area. It draws together a series of essays, three of them previously unpublished, on possibility, necessity, and tense. These puzzling aspects of the way the world is have been the focus of considerable philosophical attention in recent decades.Fine gives here the definitive exposition and defence of certain positions for which he is well known: the intelligibility of modality de re; the primitiveness of the modal; and the primacy of the actual over the possible. But the book also argues for several positions that are not so familiar: the existence of distinctive forms of natural and normative necessity, not reducible to any form of metaphysical necessity; the need to make a distinction between the worldly and the unworldly, analogous to the distinction between the tensed and the tenseless; and the viability of a non-standard form of realism about tense, which recognizes the tensed character of reality without conceding that there is any privileged standpoint from which it is to be viewed. Modality and Tense covers a wide range of topics from many different areas: the possible-worlds analysis of counterfactuals; the compatibility of special relativity with presentism; the implications of ethical naturalism; and the nature of first-personal experience. A helpful introduction orients the reader and offers a way into some of the most original work in contemporary philosophy., Kit Fine has since the 1970s been one of the leading contributors to work at the intersection of logic and metaphysics. This is his eagerly-awaited first book in the area. It draws together a series of essays, three of them previously unpublished, on possibility, necessity, and tense. These puzzling aspects of the way the world is have been the focus of considerable philosophical attention in recent decades. A helpful introduction orients the reader and offers a way into some of the most original work in contemporary philosophy., Since the 1970s Kit Fine has been one of the leading contributors to work at the intersection of logic and metaphysics. This is his eagerly-awaited first book in the area. It draws together a series of essays, three of them previously unpublished, on possibility, necessity, and tense. These puzzling aspects of the way the world is have been the focus of considerable philosophical attention in recent decades. A helpful introduction orients the reader and offers a way into some of the most original work in contemporary philosophy.
LC Classification NumberBC199.M6
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