| A Combinatorial Theory of Possibility Contributor(s): Armstrong, D. M. (Author), Haldane, John (Editor), Harman, Gilbert (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521377803 ISBN-13: 9780521377805 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $28.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1989 Annotation: David Armstrong??'s book is a contribution to the philosophical discussion about possible worlds. Taking Wittgenstein??'s Tractatus as his point of departure, Professor Armstrong argues that nonactual possibilities and possible worlds are recombinations of actually existing elements, and as such are useful fictions. There is an extended criticism of the alternative-possible-worlds approach championed by the American philosopher David Lewis. This major work will be read with interest by a wide range of philosophers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General - Philosophy | Logic |
| Dewey: 146.5 |
| LCCN: 89000708 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.46" W x 8.52" (0.4 lbs) 172 pages |
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| Publisher Description: David Armstrong's book is a contribution to the philosophical discussion about possible worlds. Taking Wittgenstein's Tractatus as his point of departure, Professor Armstrong argues that nonactual possibilities and possible worlds are recombinations of actually existing elements, and as such are useful fictions. There is an extended criticism of the alternative-possible-worlds approach championed by the American philosopher David Lewis. This major work will be read with interest by a wide range of philosophers. |