The many faces of impossibility

• Verfasst von: Sandgren, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Tanaka, Koji [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: The many faces of impossibility
• Verf.angabe: Koji Tanaka (Australian National University), Alexander Sandgren (independent scholar)
• Verlagsort: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA ; Port Melbourne, VIC, Australia ; New Delhi, India
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Jahr: 2024
• Umfang: 55 Seiten
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Cambridge elements : elements in philosophy and logic
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references (Seite 50-55)
• ISBN: 978-1-009-48594-4
• ISBN: 978-1-009-18058-0
• Schlagwörter: (s)Begriff / (s)Grenze <Philosophie> / (s)Logik / (s)Möglichkeit / (s)Unmöglichkeit
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Sandgren, Alexander: Many faces of impossibility. - 1. - Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2024 |(DLC)2024005777
• K10plus-PPN: 188856489X

Abstract

"This Element aims to answer the neglected question of what is characteristically impossible about impossible worlds. It also aims to analyse the main features and utility of impossible worlds and examine how impossible worlds can capture distinctions which are unavailable if we limit ourselves to possible world-based tools"--