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Berto and Jago question how to understand the impossible without collapsing into total incoherence. By considering the metaphysics of impossible worlds - and applying this concept to issues in logic, semantics, and philosophy - they offer a framework for obtaining a metaphysical, logical, and concep...

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Main Authors: Berto, Francesco (Author), Jago, Mark (Author)
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Metaphysics.
Possibility.
Metaphysics
Métaphysique.
Possibilité.
metaphysics.
Philosophy: logic.
Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology.
PHILOSOPHY > Metaphysics.
Possibility
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Berto and Jago question how to understand the impossible without collapsing into total incoherence. By considering the metaphysics of impossible worlds - and applying this concept to issues in logic, semantics, and philosophy - they offer a framework for obtaining a metaphysical, logical, and conceptual grasp of situations that simply cannot be.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:019254098X
9780192540980
0198812795
9780198812791
9780191850585
0191850586