Modalities: Philosophical Essays - Couverture rigide

Marcus, Ruth Barcan

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0195076982 ISBN 13 : 9780195076981

Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 1993

Synopsis

Informed by her earlier ground-breaking axiomatizations of quantified modal logic, the papers collected here by the distinguished philosopher Ruth Barcan Marcus cover much ground in the development of her thought from 1961 to 1990. The first essay 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. Though many of her views have been incorporated into current theories, others remain part of continuing philosophical debate.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

Marcus is a brilliant, original, learned, tenacious, and productive scholar ... this review of the development of her thought, its connections with some important historical figures, and her differences with other contemporary philosophers [is] of great value. (David Kaplan, University of California)

Présentation de l'éditeur

This collection of Marcus's non-technical essays includes her ground-breaking axiomatizations of quantified modal logic.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0195076982
• ISBN 13: 9780195076981
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Messaggerie Libri; ufficio.anagrafiche@meli.it; ; Via Verdi, 8; Assago Milano; Italie