Modality and inquiry
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy, 2008.
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| author | Yalcin, Seth |
| author2 | Robert Stalnaker and Stephen Yablo. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/458932019-04-12T09:59:23Z Modality and inquiry Yalcin, Seth Robert Stalnaker and Stephen Yablo. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy. Linguistics and Philosophy. Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-125). The possibilities we consider or eliminate in inquiry are epistemic possibilities. This dissertation is mainly about what it is to say or believe that something is possible in this sense. Chapter 1 ('Epistemic Contradictions') describes a new puzzle about epistemic modals and uses it to explore their logic and semantics. Chapter 2 ('Nonfactualism about Epistemic Modality') situates the work of chapter 1 into a larger picture of content and communication, developing a broadly expressivist account of the language of epistemic modality. Chapter 3 ('Content and Modal Resolution') argues that states of belief should be understood as relativized to an inquiry, understood formally as a certain way of dividing up logical space. Seth Yalcin. Ph.D. 2009-06-30T16:33:33Z 2009-06-30T16:33:33Z 2008 2008 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45893 320451563 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 125 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| title | Modality and inquiry |
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| topic | Linguistics and Philosophy. |
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