Possible worlds in humanities, arts, and sciences : proceedings of Nobel Symposium 65 / editor, Sture Allén.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Nobel Symposium, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Allén, Sture, 1928-2022.

Nobelstiftelsen.

Conference Name:

Nobel Symposium (65th : 1986 : IBM Nordic Education Center)

Series:

Research in text theory ; 14.

Research in text theory = Untersuchungen zur Texttheorie, 0179-4167 ; v. 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Possibility--Congresses.

Possibility.

Knowledge, Theory of--Congresses.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Communication--Research--Congresses.

Communication.

Content analysis (Communication)--Congresses.

Content analysis (Communication).

Discourse analysis--Congresses.

Discourse analysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (464 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2010

Place of Publication:

Berlin : W. de Gruyter, 1989, c1988.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Possible worlds in humanities, arts, and sciences : proceedings of Nobel Symposium 65

Contents:

Front matter

Opening Address / Allén, Sture

Session 1: Philosophy

Possible Worlds in History of Science / Kuhn, Thomas S.

Discussion of Thomas S. Kuhn's paper "Possible Worlds in History of Science" / Miller, Arthur I.

Discussion of Thomas S. Kuhn's paper "Possible Worlds in History of Science" / Frängsmyr, Tore

Speaker's Reply / Kuhn, Thomas S.

Exploring Possible Worlds / Hintikka, Jaakko

On Doughnutting. Discussion of Jaakko Hintikka's paper "Exploring Possible Worlds" / Olsson, Gunnar

Transworld Journeys. Report on Session 1: Philosophy / Shea, William R.

Session 2: Linguistics

Possible Worlds in Model-Theoretic Semantics: A Linguistic Perspective / Partee, Barbara H.

Possible Worlds and Subject Matter. Discussion of Barbara H. Partee's paper "Possible Worlds in Model-Theoretic Semantics: A Linguistic Perspective" / Perry, John

Some Caveats with Respect to Possible Worlds. Discussion of Barbara H. Partee's paper "Possible Worlds in Model-Theoretic Semantics: A Linguistic Perspective" / Rieser, Hannes

Speaker's Reply / Partee, Barbara H.

Connexity, Interpretability, Universes of Discourse, and Text Worlds / Enkvist, Nils Erik

Possible Worlds and Enkvist's Worlds. Discussion of Nils Erik Enkvist's paper "Connexity, Interpretability, Universes of Discourse, and Text Worlds" / Heydrich, Wolfgang

The World of Words - and Pictures. Discussion of Nils Erik Enkvist's paper "Connexity, Interpretability, Universes of Discourse, and Text Worlds" / Teleman, Ulf

Possible Worlds - Text Worlds. Quo vadis Linguistica? Report on Session 2: Linguistics / Petöfi, János S.

Session 3: Literature and Arts

Possible Worlds and Literary Fictions / Doležel, Lubomír

Discussion of Lubomír Doležel's paper "Possible Worlds and Literary Fictions" / Wolterstorff, Nicholas

Fictional Worlds and the Economy of the Imaginary / Pavel, Thomas

Duality and Deviance: Two Semantic Modes. Discussion of Thomas Pavel's paper "Fictional Worlds and the Economy of the Imaginary" / Levin, Samuel R.

Fictional and Ontological Landscapes. Discussion of Thomas Pavel's paper "Fictional Worlds and the Economy of the Imaginary" / Jonsson, Inge

Possible Worlds - A Chorus of a Multitude of Souls. A Writer's Perspective / Gyllensten, Lars

Possible Worlds: A Historical Perspective in Literature. Discussion of Lars Gyllensten's paper "Possible Worlds - A Chorus of a Multitude of Souls. A Writer's Perspective" / Billeskov Jansen, Frederik Julius

Possible Worlds - But for Whom? Discussion of Lars Gyllensten's paper "Possible Worlds - A Chorus of a Multitude of Souls. A Writer's Perspective" / Johannesson, Kurt

Speaker's Reply / Gyllensten, Lars

Image and Dimension / Linde, Ulf

Pictorial Possibility. Discussion of Ulf Linde's paper "Image and Dimension" / Danto, Arthur C.

Discussion of Ulf Linde's paper "Image and Dimension" / Régnier, Gérard

Report on Session 3: Literature and Arts / Eco, Umberto

Session 4: Natural Science

Six Possible Worlds of Quantum Mechanics / Bell, J.S

On Characterizing Possible Worlds of Physics. Discussion of J. S. Bell's paper "Six Possible Worlds of Quantum Mechanics" / Åberg, Claes

Discussion of J. S. Bell's paper "Six Possible Worlds of Quantum Mechanics" / Nagel, Bengt

Our Universe and Others: The Limits of Space, Time and Physics / Rees, Martin J.

How to Describe Physical Reality? Discussion of Martin J. Rees's paper "Our Universe and Others: The Limits of Space, Time and Physics" / Pecker, Jean-Claude

The Uniformity of the Universe. Discussion of Martin J. Rees's paper "Our Universe and Others: The Limits of Space, Time and Physics" / Gustafsson, Bengt

Report on Session 4: Natural Science / Thirring, Walter

List of Contributors

Backmatter

Notes:

Symposium held Aug. 11-15, 1986.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783110866858

3110866854

OCLC:

850178394