TY - BOOK ID - 6682593 TI - A combinatorial theory of possibility PY - 1989 SN - 0521377803 0521374278 1139172220 9780521377805 9780521374279 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Possibility. KW - Logical atomism. KW - Logical atomism KW - Possibility KW - Logic KW - Philosophy KW - Atomism (Logic) KW - Arts and Humanities UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:6682593 AB - David Armstrong's book is a contribution to the philosophical discussion about possible worlds. Taking Wittgenstein's Tractatus as his point of departure, Professor Armstrong argues that nonactual possibilities and possible worlds are recombinations of actually existing elements, and as such are useful fictions. There is an extended criticism of the alternative-possible-worlds approach championed by the American philosopher David Lewis. This major work will be read with interest by a wide range of philosophers. ER -