Objects and Modalities

A Study in the Semantics of Modal Logic

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Buch | Hardcover
XIV, 208 Seiten
2017 | 1st ed. 2017
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-53118-2 (ISBN)

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Objects and Modalities - Tero Tulenheimo
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This book develops a novel generalization of possible world semantics, called 'world line semantics', which recognizes worlds and links between world-bound objects (world lines) as mutually independent aspects of modal semantics. Addressing a wide range of questions vital for contemporary debates in logic and philosophy of language and offering new tools for theoretical linguistics and knowledge representation, the book proposes a radically new paradigm in modal semantics. This framework is motivated philosophically, viewing a structure of world lines as a precondition of modal talk. The author provides a uniform analysis of quantification over individuals (physical objects) and objects of thought (intentional objects). The semantic account of what it means to speak of intentional objects throws new light on accounts of intentionality and singular thought in the philosophy of mind and offers novel insights into the semantics of intensional transitive verbs.

Since 2009, Tero Tulenheimo has been an associate professor at the Department of Philosophy at the University of Lille. He defended his PhD in Philosophy at the University of Helsinki in 2004. His research interests are in logic, philosophy of language, ontology, and epistemology. He has published more than 20 peer-reviewed scientific articles in international journals and edited books.

Chapter 1: Individuals and Cross-World Identity.-

Chapter 2: The Nature of Modal Individuals.-

Chapter 3: Two Modes of Individuation.-

Chapter 4: Intentional Objects as World Lines .-

Chapter 5: Logical Repercussions of World Line Semantics.-

Chapter 6: General Consequences.

"In my opinion, this book has many qualities, mainly those of presenting in a solid manner a formal tool, investigating some of its properties with precision, and showing convincingly how it can be used to discuss relevant philosophical problems. I think the author is very conscious of his achievements and I prize the writing of such a good work." (Jorge Petrucio Viana, Mathematical Reviews, October, 2019)

“In my opinion, this book has many qualities, mainly those of presenting in a solid manner a formal tool, investigating some of its properties with precision, and showing convincingly how it can be used to discuss relevant philosophical problems. I think the author is very conscious of his achievements and I prize the writing of such a good work.” (Jorge Petrucio Viana, Mathematical Reviews, October, 2019)

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science
Zusatzinfo XIV, 208 p. 2 illus.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Allgemeines / Lexika
Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Logik
Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Metaphysik / Ontologie
Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sprachphilosophie
Schlagworte Cross-world Identity • First-order Modal Logic • Intentional Verbs • Logic • Modal Semantics • Mode of Individuation • Non-existent Objects • Objects and Modalities • Ontology • Philosophy • Philosophy: logic • Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology • Philosophy of Language • Quantified Modal Logic • Religion and Philosophy • World Line • World Line Semantics
ISBN-10 3-319-53118-2 / 3319531182
ISBN-13 978-3-319-53118-2 / 9783319531182
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