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Timothy Williamson gives an original and provocative treatment of deep metaphysical questions about existence, contingency, and change, using the latest resources of quantified modal logic. Contrary to the widespread assumption that logic and metaphysics are disjoint, he argues that modal logic prov...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Williamson, Timothy
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2013.
Subjects:
Modality (Logic)
Metaphysics.
First philosophy.
Modalité (Logique)
Métaphysique.
metaphysics.
PHILOSOPHY > Logic.
First philosophy
Metaphysics
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Timothy Williamson gives an original and provocative treatment of deep metaphysical questions about existence, contingency, and change, using the latest resources of quantified modal logic. Contrary to the widespread assumption that logic and metaphysics are disjoint, he argues that modal logic provides a structural core for metaphysics.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 464 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191654763
0191654760
9781299443372
1299443370
9780191752506
0191752509