Abstrakt
Possible-worlds semantics proved itself as a strong tool in analysing the statements of actuality, possibility, contingency, and necessity. But impossible phenomena go beyond the expressive power of the apparatus. The proponents of possible-worlds apparatus thus owe us at least three stories. The first one is the story about ontological nature of possible worlds, the second one is the story about the theoretical role such entities play and the third one is the story about the impossible. Modal Realism (MR) provides us with a positive story regarding the first and the second, but denies impossible worlds. Extended Modal Realism (EMR) adds a positive story about the third point too.
Data
Publisher: VEDA, vydavateľstvo SAV
Typ knihy: monography
Vydanie: 1.
Rok vydania: 2019
Miesto vydania: Bratislava
Počet strán: 120
Language: anglický
ISBN 978-80-224-1751-8 (print)
Ako citovať
ISO 690:
Vacek, M.: The Nature of Impossibility. 1 vyd. Bratislava : VEDA, vydavateľstvo SAV. 2019. pp. 120. ISBN 978-80-224-1751-8.
APA:
Vacek, M.(2019). The Nature of Impossibility. Bratislava : VEDA, vydavateľstvo SAV. ISBN 978-80-224-1751-8.