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OverviewCharles Chihara gives a thorough critical exposition of modal realism, the philosophical doctrine that there exist many possible worlds of which the actual world -- the universe in which we live -- is just one. The striking success of possible-worlds semantics in modal logic has made this ontological doctrine attractive. Modal realists maintain that philosophers must accept the existence of possible worlds if they wish to have the benefit of using possible-worlds semantics to assess modal arguments and explain modal principles. Chihara challenges this claim, and argues instead for modality without worlds; he offers a new account of the role of interpretations or structures of the formal languages of logic. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Charles S. Chihara (, University of California, Berkeley)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.527kg ISBN: 9780199246557ISBN 10: 0199246556 Pages: 354 Publication Date: 11 October 2001 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: Possible Worlds Semantics 2: Transworld Identity 3: Modal Realism 4: Forbes's Anti-Modal Realism 5: The Semantics of Classical Predicate Logic 6: Modality without Worlds: The Semantics of Modal Sentential Logic 7: Quantificational Logic 8: Modality without Worlds: Explorations, Developments, and Defences 9: Anti-Realism in Mathematics Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationCharles S. Chihara is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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