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This landmark dissertation (1961) provides a systematic introduction to systems of modal logic and stands as the first presentation of what have become central ideas in philosophy of language and metaphysics, from the ”new theory of reference” and non-linguistic necessity and essentialism to ”Kripke semantics”.

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Format PDF ● Pages 200 ● ISBN 9781135949365 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2014 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 3088563 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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