Reforging the Great Chain of Being : Studies of the History of Modal Theories / edited by Simo Knuuttila.

A sports reporter might say that in a competition all the participants realize their potentialities or possibilities. When an athlete performs far below his usual standard, it can be said that it was possible for him to do better. But the idea of fair play requires that this use of 'possible�...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author:	Knuuttila, Simo
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1981.
Series:	Synthese Historical Library, Texts and Studies in the History of Logic and Philosophy ; 20.
Subjects:	Philosophy (General) Ontology.