Modalities in Medieval Philosophy

Informationen zum Autor Knuuttila, Simo Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1993 Modalities in Medieval Philosophy looks at the idea of modality as multiplicity of reference with respect to alternative domains, and how this emerged in early medieval discussions and addresses how it was originally influenced by the theological conception of God acting by choice. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. Modalities in Aristotle and Other Ancient Authors 2. Philosophical and Theological Modalities in Early Medieval Thought 3. Varieties of Necessity and Possibility in the Thirteenth Century 4. Fourteenth-Century Approaches to Modality 5. Medieval Discussions of Applied Modal Logic Bibliography Index of Names Index of Subjects

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• Authors: Simo Knuuttila, Simo (University of Helsinki Knuuttila, Knuuttila Simo
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.07.2019
• EAN: 9780367151867
• ISBN: 978-0-367-15186-7
• No. of pages: 246
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Medieval World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; HISTORY / General, CE period up to c 1500, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, History and Archaeology, Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600, Medieval Western philosophy