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Possibility and necessity in the time of Peter Abelard / by Irene Binini.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Binini, Irene, author.
- Series:
- Investigating medieval philosophy ; v. 16.
- Investigating medieval philosophy, 1879-9787 ; volume 16
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Abelard, Peter, 1079-1142.
- Abelard, Peter.
- Modality (Logic).
- Logic, Medieval.
- Philosophy, Medieval.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 326 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Early 12th-century debates on modal propositions. The received views on modalities; The grammar and syntax of modal claims; The nature of modalities and the signification of modal terms
- Abelard's modal logic. Abelard on de re and de dicto modalities; The existential import of modal propositions; The logic of modal propositions; Simple and determinate modal propositions
- Abelard on the metaphysics and epistemology of modalities. Natures and modalities; Abelard on the many senses of possibility
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Leiden, Netherlands Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Binini, Irene. Possibility and necessity in the time of Peter Abelard
- ISBN:
- 9789004470460
- 9004470468
- Publisher Number:
- 40030820608
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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