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The impossible : an essay on hyperintensionality /

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Mark Jago presents a new account of meaningful thought, and how it is meaningful to think about the impossible. He gives a detailed analysis of the concept of hyperintensionality, whereby logically equivalent contents may be distinct, and develops an original theory in terms of possible and impossib...

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Main Author: Jago, Mark (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Thought and thinking.
Logic.
Pensée.
thinking.
Metaphysics.
PHILOSOPHY.
Logic
Thought and thinking
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Mark Jago presents a new account of meaningful thought, and how it is meaningful to think about the impossible. He gives a detailed analysis of the concept of hyperintensionality, whereby logically equivalent contents may be distinct, and develops an original theory in terms of possible and impossible worlds.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191779596
0191779598
9780191019159
0191019151