The Nature of Necessity |
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| Author:
| Plantinga, Alvin |
| Series title: | Clarendon Library of Logic and Philosophy |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-824414-1 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1978 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $81.77AUD $103.95 |
Book Description:
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Explores and defends the motion of modality de re, the idea that objects have both essential and accidental properties. The author develops the notion of possible worlds, discusses the question of trans-wrold identity and the nature of individuals, and considers the Problem of Evil and the Ontological Argument.
Explores and defends the motion of modality de re, the idea that objects have both essential and accidental properties. The author develops the notion of possible worlds, discusses the question of trans-wrold identity and the nature of individuals, and considers the Problem of Evil and the Ontological Argument.