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    Worlds and Objects of Epistemic Space : A study of Jaakko Hintikka's modal semantics

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    This study focuses on meaning and knowledge by assessing a distinctive view regarding their relation, namely the modal view of Jaakko Hintikka. The development of this view has not been previously scrutinized. By paying close attention to the texts of Hintikka, I show that, despite the extensive deployment of mathematical tools, the articulation of the view remained intuitive and vague. The study calls attention to several points at which Hintikka omits relevant details or disregards foundational questions. Attempts are made to articulate Hintikka’s certain ideas in a more specific manner, and new problems that result are identified. The central claim argued for is that Hintikka’s exposition was unsatisfactory in many respects and hence the view, as it stands, falls short in its explanatory scope compared to current theories in the intersection of logic, semantics, and epistemology. However, I argue that, despite its shortcomings, the prospects of the modal view are not exhausted. This is verified by introducing a new interpretation of the framework and by sketching new applications relevant in philosophy of language and in epistemology. It is also pointed out that certain early advances of the view closely resemble, and therefore anticipate, the central tenets of the currently influential two-dimensional approaches in logic and semantics.Tutkimus paneutuu merkityksen ja tiedon kĂ€sitteisiin tarkastelemalla Jaakko Hintikan työtĂ€ modaalisen semantiikan parissa. Tutkimus osoittaa, ettĂ€ Hintikka jĂ€tti modaalisen semantiikan kehitystyössÀÀn avoimeksi useita perustavia kysymyksiĂ€ ja yksityiskohtia. Tutkimuksessa pyritÀÀn artikuloimaan tĂ€smĂ€llisemmin joitakin Hintikan nĂ€kemyksiĂ€, ja tunnistetaan uusia syntyviĂ€ ongelmia. KeskeisenĂ€ vĂ€itteenĂ€ on, ettĂ€ Hintikan teoreettinen työ jĂ€i monilta osin epĂ€tyydyttĂ€vĂ€ksi, ja siten hĂ€nen modaalinen nĂ€kemyksensĂ€ ei yllĂ€ selitysvoimaltaan ja sovelluspotentiaaliltaan samalle tasolle kuin nykyiset filosofiset teoriat, jotka operoivat logiikan, semantiikan ja epistemologian risteyskohdissa. TĂ€stĂ€ huolimatta tutkimuksessa argumentoidaan, ettĂ€ Hintikan teoreettinen viitekehys tarjoaa myös uusia kiinnostavia nĂ€köaloja. TĂ€mĂ€ todennetaan tarjoamalla Hintikan viitekehykselle uusi tulkinta, ja soveltamalla sitĂ€ uusiin kielifilosofisiin kysymyksiin. Tutkimus nostaa myös esiin kirjallisuudessa ohitetun tosiasian, ettĂ€ Hintikan työ ennakoi tĂ€rkeĂ€llĂ€ tavalla nykyisin vaikutusvaltaisia kaksi-dimensionaalisia lĂ€hestymistapoja logiikassa ja semantiikassa

    Williamson on Fine on Prior on the reduction of possibilist discourse

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    Barry Smith an sich

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    Festschrift in Honor of Barry Smith on the occasion of his 65th Birthday. Published as issue 4:4 of the journal Cosmos + Taxis: Studies in Emergent Order and Organization. Includes contributions by Wolfgang Grassl, Nicola Guarino, John T. Kearns, Rudolf LĂŒthe, Luc Schneider, Peter Simons, Wojciech Ć»eƂaniec, and Jan WoleƄski

    Prior and the “Logic of the Word of God”

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    Dispelling the Freudian Specter: A.N. Prior's Discussion of Religion in 1943

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    Letters between Mary and Arthur Prior in 1954: Topics on Metaphysics and Time

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    The Metaphysics of Time:Themes from Prior

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    Arthur Prior and Special Theory of Relativity: Two Standpoints from the Nachlass

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