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Modality, Morality and Belief: Essays in Honor of Ruth Barcan Marcus
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Modality, Morality and Belief: Essays in Honor of Ruth Barcan Marcus
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong
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Edited by Diana Raffman
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Edited by Nicholas Asher
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:292 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Philosophy - metaphysics and ontology
Ethics and moral philosophy |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521100571
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| Classifications | Dewey:110 |
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| Audience | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | |
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| Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
29 January 2009 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Modality, morality and belief are among the most controversial topics in philosophy and few philosophers have shaped these debates as deeply as Ruth Barcan Marcus. Inspired by her work, a distinguished group of philosophers explore these issues, refine and sharpen arguments and develop fresh positions on such topics as possible worlds, moral dilemmas, essentialism and the explanation of actions by beliefs. This collection honours one of the most rigourous and iconoclastic of philosophical pioneers.
Reviews"In an intersting and wide-ranging discussion, Parsons surveys various explanations and justifications provided by mathematicians and philosophers, concluding that ontological features do not play an essential role in the development of ZF, and need not be taken to be part of the literal truth about sets." Philip Bricker, Journal of Symbolic Logic
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