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Format: 1 online resource (464 p.)

Edition: Reprint 2010

ISBN: 3-11-086685-4

Series Statement: Research in text theory = Untersuchungen zur Texttheorie, v. 14

Content: Possible worlds in humanities, arts, and sciences : proceedings of Nobel Symposium 65

Note: Symposium held Aug. 11-15, 1986. , Front matter -- , Opening Address / , Session 1: Philosophy -- , Possible Worlds in History of Science / , Discussion of Thomas S. Kuhn's paper "Possible Worlds in History of Science" / , Discussion of Thomas S. Kuhn's paper "Possible Worlds in History of Science" / , Speaker's Reply / , Exploring Possible Worlds / , On Doughnutting. Discussion of Jaakko Hintikka's paper "Exploring Possible Worlds" / , Transworld Journeys. Report on Session 1: Philosophy / , Session 2: Linguistics -- , Possible Worlds in Model-Theoretic Semantics: A Linguistic Perspective / , Possible Worlds and Subject Matter. Discussion of Barbara H. Partee's paper "Possible Worlds in Model-Theoretic Semantics: A Linguistic Perspective" / , Some Caveats with Respect to Possible Worlds. Discussion of Barbara H. Partee's paper "Possible Worlds in Model-Theoretic Semantics: A Linguistic Perspective" / , Speaker's Reply / , Connexity, Interpretability, Universes of Discourse, and Text Worlds / , Possible Worlds and Enkvist's Worlds. Discussion of Nils Erik Enkvist's paper "Connexity, Interpretability, Universes of Discourse, and Text Worlds" / , The World of Words - and Pictures. Discussion of Nils Erik Enkvist's paper "Connexity, Interpretability, Universes of Discourse, and Text Worlds" / , Possible Worlds - Text Worlds. Quo vadis Linguistica? Report on Session 2: Linguistics / , Session 3: Literature and Arts -- , Possible Worlds and Literary Fictions / , Discussion of Lubomír Doležel's paper "Possible Worlds and Literary Fictions" / , Fictional Worlds and the Economy of the Imaginary / , Duality and Deviance: Two Semantic Modes. Discussion of Thomas Pavel's paper "Fictional Worlds and the Economy of the Imaginary" / , Fictional and Ontological Landscapes. Discussion of Thomas Pavel's paper "Fictional Worlds and the Economy of the Imaginary" / , Possible Worlds - A Chorus of a Multitude of Souls. A Writer's Perspective / , Possible Worlds: A Historical Perspective in Literature. Discussion of Lars Gyllensten's paper "Possible Worlds - A Chorus of a Multitude of Souls. A Writer's Perspective" / , Possible Worlds - But for Whom? Discussion of Lars Gyllensten's paper "Possible Worlds - A Chorus of a Multitude of Souls. A Writer's Perspective" / , Speaker's Reply / , Image and Dimension / , Pictorial Possibility. Discussion of Ulf Linde's paper "Image and Dimension" / , Discussion of Ulf Linde's paper "Image and Dimension" / , Report on Session 3: Literature and Arts / , Session 4: Natural Science -- , Six Possible Worlds of Quantum Mechanics / , On Characterizing Possible Worlds of Physics. Discussion of J. S. Bell's paper "Six Possible Worlds of Quantum Mechanics" / , Discussion of J. S. Bell's paper "Six Possible Worlds of Quantum Mechanics" / , Our Universe and Others: The Limits of Space, Time and Physics / , How to Describe Physical Reality? Discussion of Martin J. Rees's paper "Our Universe and Others: The Limits of Space, Time and Physics" / , The Uniformity of the Universe. Discussion of Martin J. Rees's paper "Our Universe and Others: The Limits of Space, Time and Physics" / , Report on Session 4: Natural Science / , List of Contributors -- , Backmatter , Issued also in print. , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 3-11-011220-5

Language: English

Subjects: Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures

DOI: 10.1515/9783110866858