Counterpart Theory and Quantified Modal Logic

1968/01/01 by David K. Lewis · 1,073 citations
Computer Science · #Accessibility relation #Advanced Algebra and Logic #Computer science #Epistemology #Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge #Materials science #Modal #Modal logic #Normal modal logic #Philosophy

paper · doi:10.2307/2024555

published in The Journal of Philosophy 65(5), 113-126 (Philosophy Documentation Center)

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