Measurement theoretic semantics and the semantics of necessity

Eli Dresner*

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Abstract

In the first two sections I present and motivate a formal semantics program that is modeled after the application of numbers in measurement (e.g., of length). Then, in the main part of the paper, I use the suggested framework to give an account of the semantics of necessity and possibility: (i) I show that the measurement theoretic framework is consistent with a robust (non-Quinean) view of modal logic, (ii) I give an account of the semantics of the modal notions within this framework, and (iii) I defend the suggested account against various objections.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)413-440
Number of pages28
JournalSynthese
Volume130
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2002

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