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A Combinatorial Theory of Possibility

A Combinatorial Theory of Possibility

Paperback

Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy

PhilosophyLogic

ISBN10: 0521377803
ISBN13: 9780521377805
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Sep 29 1989
Pages: 172
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.40 Width: 5.46 Depth: 8.52
Language: English
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.

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