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Necessary beings an essay on ontology, modality, and the relations between them

Title
Necessary beings [electronic resource] : an essay on ontology, modality, and the relations between them / Bob Hale.
Author
Hale, Bob, 1945-
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.

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Description
1 online resource (ix, 298 pages) : illustrations.
Uniform Title
Essays. Selections (Online)
Alternative Title
Essays.
Subject
  • Modality (Theory of knowledge)
  • Ontology
  • Metaphysics
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-292) and indexes.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Ontological preliminaries -- The indispensability of logical necessity -- Modality : fundamental and irreducible -- Absolute modality -- The source of logical necessities -- Metaphysical necessities -- Necessary beings : properties and numbers -- Higher-order logics -- Contingent beings -- Possibilities -- Essential knowledge.
LCCN
2013940150
OCLC
ssj0001164550
Author
Hale, Bob, 1945-
Title
Necessary beings [electronic resource] : an essay on ontology, modality, and the relations between them / Bob Hale.
Imprint
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Edition
First edition.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-292) and indexes.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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