The Routledge Handbook of Modality (Routledge H, Bueno, Shalkowski Hardc..

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The Routledge Handbook of ModalityAuthor(s): Otvio Bueno, Scott A. Shalkowski\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138823310, 978-1138823310\nSynopsis\nModality - the question of what is possible and what is necessary - is a fundamental area of philosophy and philosophical research. The Routledge Handbook of Modality is an outstanding reference source to the key topics, problems and debates in this exciting subject and is the first collection of its kind. Comprising thirty-five chapters by a team of international contributors the Handbook is divided into seven clear parts:\n\nworlds and modality\nessentialism, ontological dependence, and modality\nmodal anti-realism \nepistemology of modality\nmodality in science \nmodality in logic and mathematics \nmodality in the history of philosophy. \n\nWithin these sections the central issues, debates and problems are examined, including possible worlds, essentialism, counterf.