Nature of necessity, the
Auteur :
Plantinga, Alvin
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198244141
Date de publication :
1 févr. 1978
Dimensions :
21,7 x 14,0 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
343 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The aim of this study is to explore and defend the notion of modality "de re", the idea that objects have both essential and accidental properties. The argument is developed by means of the notion of possible worlds and ranges over such problems as the nature of essence and the problem of evil.