{"product_id":"modal-naturalism-science-and-the-modal-facts-hardback-9781009462563","title":"Modal Naturalism; Science and the Modal Facts (Hardback) 9781009462563","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eModal Naturalism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eScience and the Modal Facts\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Element shows an overlooked yet badly needed and desirable alternative to standard rationalist and empiricist modal epistemologies.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAmanda Bryant (Author), Alastair Wilson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009462563, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 19 December 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e86 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm, 0.262 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHow do we know what is possible or impossible, what is inevitable or unattainable, or what would happen under which circumstances? Since modal facts seem distinctively mysterious and difficult to know, the epistemology of modality has historically been fraught with uncertainty and disagreement. The recent literature has been dominated by rationalist approaches that emphasise a priori reasoning (sometimes including direct intuition of possibility). Only recently have alternative approaches emerged which recognize a broader range of sources of modal knowledge. Yet even emerging non-rationalist views have tended to assign scientific investigation at best a supporting role. Our project in this book is to develop and defend a new approach to the epistemology of modal facts which assigns a central role to scientific investigation. According to modal naturalism, science (construed broadly) is our primary source of evidence concerning the modal facts.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Modal inquiry, naturalism, and science\u003cbr\u003e 3. Modal naturalism\u003cbr\u003e 4. Modal rationalism\u003cbr\u003e 5. Modal empiricism\u003cbr\u003e 6. Counterfactual accounts\u003cbr\u003e 7. Relatives of modal naturalism\u003cbr\u003e 8. Scientific discovery of possibilities\u003cbr\u003e 9. Scientific discoveries of impossibilities\u003cbr\u003e 10. The virtues of modal naturalism\u003cbr\u003e 11. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e References.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52414071537944,"sku":"9781009462563","price":49.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009462563i.jpg?v=1784336522","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/modal-naturalism-science-and-the-modal-facts-hardback-9781009462563","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}