Part I of this book presents a theory of modal metaphysics in the possible-worlds tradition. `Worlds' themselves are understood as structured sets of properties; this `Ersatzist' view is defended against its most vigorous competitors, Meinongianism and David Lewis' theory of existent concrete worlds.
Related issues of essentialism and linguistic reference are explored.
Part II takes up the question of lexical meaning in the context of possible-world semantics. There are skeptical analyses of analyticity and the notion of a logical constant; and an `infinite polysemy' thesis is defended.
The book will be of particular interest to metaphysicians, possible-world semanticists, philosophers of language, and linguists concerned with lexical semantics.
| ISBN: | 9780792330073 |
| Publication date: | 31st August 1994 |
| Author: | WG Lycan |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Netherlands |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 338 pages |
| Series: | Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy |
| Genres: |
Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology Philosophy: logic Philosophy of language Semiotics / semiology |
Part I of this book presents a theory of modal metaphysics in the possible-worlds tradition. `Worlds' themselves are understood as structured sets of properties; this `Ersatzist' view is defended against its most vigorous competitors, Meinongianism and David Lewis' theory of existent concrete worlds. Related issues of essentialism and linguistic reference are explored.
Modality and Meaning features in the following genres: Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Philosophy: logic, Philosophy of language, Semiotics / semiology
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Modality and Meaning was written by WG Lycan and published by Springer an imprint of Springer Netherlands
Modality and Meaning has 338 pages
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