Modal logic must be grounded in a metaphysics of possible wo... - Kripke, Saul

This quote is attributed to Kripke, Saul.

"Modal logic must be grounded in a metaphysics of possible worlds or some alternative account of modality."

Kripke, Saul Philosophy

Philosopher-Logician American Born 1940 (age 86)

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