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Format: 1 online resource (463p.)

Edition: Reprint 2010

ISBN: 9783110866858

Series Statement: Research in Text Theory ; 14

Note: Frontmatter -- , 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 -- , In English.

Additional Edition: ISBN 978-3-11-179296-5

Additional Edition: ISBN 978-3-11-011220-7

Language: English

DOI: 10.1515/9783110866858

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.1515/9783110866858