Mere Possibilities: Metaphysical Foundations of Modal Semantics

Princeton University Press (2012)
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The book also sheds new light on the nature of metaphysical theorizing by exploring the interaction of semantic and metaphysical issues, the connections between different metaphysical issues, and the nature of ontological commitment.

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9780691147123   0691147124   9781400842292

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10.1515/9781400842292
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Appendix A. Modeling Contingently Existing Propositions.Robert Stalnaker
Appendix B. Propositional Functions and Properties.Robert Stalnaker
Appendix C. A Model for a Mighty Language.Robert Stalnaker
Appendix D. Counterpart Semantics for the Cheap Haecceitist.Robert Stalnaker
Contents.Robert Stalnaker
4. Disentangling Semantics from Metaphysics.Robert Stalnaker
Index.Robert Stalnaker
2. Merely Possible Possible Worlds.Robert Stalnaker
5. Modal Realism, Modal Rationalism, Modal Naturalism.Robert Stalnaker
1. On What There Isn’t.Robert Stalnaker
Preface.Robert Stalnaker
References.Robert Stalnaker
3. What Is Haecceitism, and Is It True?Robert Stalnaker

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