A Combinatorial Theory of Possibility |
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| Author:
| Armstrong, D. M. |
| Contribution by:
| Dancy, Jonathan
Haldane, John
Harman, Gilbert
Jackson, Frank
Lucan, William G.
Sosa, Ernest |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Philosophy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-37780-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1989 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $27.99 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.