Format:
1 online resource (464 pages)
ISBN:
9783110866858
Series Statement:
Research in Text Theory Ser v.14
Content:
Possible worlds in humanities, arts, and sciences : proceedings of Nobel Symposium 65.
Content:
Intro -- Preface -- 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".
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110112207
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783110112207
Language:
English
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