The many faces of impossibility /
This Element aims to answer the neglected question of what is characteristically impossible about impossible worlds. It also aims to analyze the main features and utility of impossible worlds and examine how impossible worlds can capture distinctions which are unavailable if we limit ourselves to po...
| Main Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2024].
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| Series: | Cambridge elements. Elements in philosophy and logic.
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| Summary: | This Element aims to answer the neglected question of what is characteristically impossible about impossible worlds. It also aims to analyze the main features and utility of impossible worlds and examine how impossible worlds can capture distinctions which are unavailable if we limit ourselves to possible world-based tools. |
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| Physical Description: | 55 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [50]-55). |
| ISBN: | 9781009485944 1009485946 9781009180580 1009180584 |