The theory of ontic modalities [[electronic resource] /] / Uwe Meixner

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910464278103321
• Autore: Meixner Uwe
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Frankfurt ; ; New Brunswick, : Ontos, c2006
• ISBN: 3-11-032689-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (379 p.)
• Collana: Philosophische Analyse = Philosophical analysis ; ; Bd. 13
• Disciplina: 160
• Soggetti: Modality (Logic); Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-363) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 The Problem of Ontic Modalities -- 2 Actualism, Modal Realism, and Modal Epistemology -- 3 An Onto-Nomological Theory of Modality -- 4 States of Affairs, Modality, and the Bases-Theory of Necessity -- 5 The Theory of Conditionals in the Onto-Nomological Theory of Modality -- 6 Other Theories of Conditionals versus the Bases-Theory of Conditionals -- 7 The Onto-Nomological Theory of Modality Extended: Adding Properties and Individuals -- 8 Properties, Essences, and Actualism (Again) -- Bibliography -- Index -- Backmatter