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Naming and Necessity
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Authors: Saul A. Kripke
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If there is such a thing as essential reading in metaphysics or in philosophy of language, this is it. Ever since the publication of its original version, Namin
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The Nature of Necessity
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Pages: 266
Authors: Alvin Plantinga
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This is a reissue of a book which is an exploration and defence of the notion of modality 'de re', the idea that objects have both essential and accidental prop
Logical Modalities from Aristotle to Carnap
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Introduces readers to the history of necessity and possibility, two modal concepts which play a key role in philosophy.