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Modality and explanatory reasoning /

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Boris Kment takes a new approach to the study of modality that emphasises the origin of modal notions in everyday thought. He argues that the concepts of necessity and possibility originate in counterfactual reasoning, which allows us to investigate explanatory connections. Contrary to accepted view...

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Main Author: Kment, Boris Christian, 1975- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Modality (Theory of knowledge)
Reasoning.
Modalité (Théorie de la connaissance)
PHILOSOPHY > Logic.
Reasoning
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Boris Kment takes a new approach to the study of modality that emphasises the origin of modal notions in everyday thought. He argues that the concepts of necessity and possibility originate in counterfactual reasoning, which allows us to investigate explanatory connections. Contrary to accepted views, explanation is more fundamental than modality.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 volume)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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