Modalities - Philosophical Essays (Paperback, 1st paperback ed)

Based on her earlier ground-breaking axiomatization of quantified modal logic, the papers collected here by the distinguished philosopher Ruth Barcan Marcus cover much ground in the development of her thought, spanning from 1961 to 1990. The first essay here introduces themes initially viewed as iconoclastic, such as the necessity of identity, the directly referential role of proper names as "tags," the Barcan Formula about the interplay of possibility and existence, and alternative interpretations of quantification. Marcus also addresses the putative puzzles about substitutivity and about essentialism. The collection also includes influential essays on moral conflict, on belief and rationality, and on some historical figures. Many of her views have been incorporated into current theories, while others remain part of a continuing debate.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	1995
First published:	June 1995
Authors:	Ruth Barcan Marcus (Reuben Post Halleck Professor of Philosophy)
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	280
Edition:	1st paperback ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-509657-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-509657-6
Barcode:	9780195096576

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