There is a lot that we don't know. That means there are a lot of possibilities that are, epistemically speaking, open. What are these epistemic possibilities? How do we understand the semantics of epistemic modals? Ten new essays explore various answers to these questions, including those offered by contextualism, relativism, and expressivism. INDICE: 1: Brian Weatherson and Andy Egan: Introduction: Epistemic Modals and Epistemic Modality; 2: Frank Jackson: Possibilities for Representation andCredence: Two-Space-ism vs. One-Space-ism; 3: David Chalmers: The Nature of Epistemic Space; 4: Robert Stalnaker: Conditional Propositions and Conditional Assertions; 5: Jonathan Schaffer: Perspective in Taste Predicates and Epistemic Modals; 6: Kai von Fintel and Anthony Gillies: 'Might' Made Right; 7: Kent Bach: Perspectives on Possibilities: Contextualism, Relativism, or What?; 8: John MacFarlane: Epistemic Modals are Assessment-Sensitive; 9: Seth Yalcin: Nonfactualism about Epistemic Modals; 10: Eric Swanson: How Not to Theorize about the Language of Subjective Uncertainty; 11: Stephen Yablo: A Problem about Permission and Possibility
- ISBN: 978-0-19-959159-6
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 320
- Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés