Essence and modal knowledge

DOI10.1007/s11229-018-01903-1OpenAlexW2890294527MaRDI QIDQ2695046

Boris Kment

Publication date: 30 March 2023

Published in: Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-018-01903-1

zbMATH Keywords

counterfactualspossibilitymodalitycausationgroundingKripkenecessityconceptsessentialismconceivabilityessencemetaphysical lawsmetaphysical explanation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Modal logic (including the logic of norms) (03B45) Philosophical and critical aspects of logic and foundations (03A05)

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