Description
Modal Naturalism: Science and the Modal Facts presents a comprehensive examination of how contemporary metaphysics can reconcile our scientific worldview with facts about possibility and necessity. Alastair Wilson and Amanda Bryant investigate the challenge of explaining modal truths within a naturalistic framework that takes physics seriously.
The book addresses fundamental questions: What makes a statement about possibility or necessity true? Can modal facts be grounded in the physical world? The authors develop an account of modality that avoids commitment to abstract entities like possible worlds while remaining consistent with scientific realism. They explore various naturalistic strategies for understanding modality, including dispositionalism, combinatorialism, and powers-based approaches.
Part of the Elements in Metaphysics series, this concise yet rigorous work synthesizes recent developments in metaphysics and philosophy of science, offering valuable insights for anyone interested in the foundations of modal discourse and its relationship to natural science.
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