246 Pages
by
Routledge
246 Pages
by
Routledge
246 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1993, Modalities in Medieval Philosophy looks at the idea of modality as multiplicity of reference with respect to alternative domains. The book examines how this emerged in early medieval discussions and addresses how it was originally influenced by the theological conception of God acting by choice. After a discussion of ancient modal paradigms, the author traces the... Read more
Preface
1. Modalities in Aristotle and Other Ancient Authors
2. Philosophical and Theological Modalities in Early Medieval Thought
3. Varieties of Necessity and Possibility in the Thirteenth Century
4. Fourteenth-Century Approaches to Modality
5. Medieval Discussions of Applied Modal Logic
Bibliography
Index of Names
Index of Subjects
Biography
Knuuttila, Simo
