ABSTRACT

The problem of necessity remains one of the central issues in modern philosophy. The authors of this volume, originally published in 1985, developed a new approach to the problem, which focusses on the logical grammar of necessary propositions. This volume gathers their seminal essays on the problem of necessity, together with new material at the original time publication.

 

chapter |4 pages

Editor's Introduction

chapter 1|33 pages

Necessity and Language

chapter 4|11 pages

Assuming the Logically Impossible

chapter 5|21 pages

Invention and Discovery

chapter 6|20 pages

Mathematical Generality

chapter 7|23 pages

The Infinite in Mathematics

chapter 8|56 pages

The Metaphysical Concept of Space

chapter 9|41 pages

The Passing of an Illusion