Choice Points for a Modal Theory of Disjunction

Fabrizio Cariani

doi:10.1007/s11245-015-9362-z

Choice Points for a Modal Theory of Disjunction

Fabrizio Cariani^*

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Abstract

This paper investigates the prospects for a semantic theory that treats disjunction as a modal operator. Potential motivation for such a theory comes from the way in which modals (and especially, but not exclusively, epistemic modals) embed within disjunctions. After reviewing some of the relevant data, I go on to distinguish a variety of modal theories of disjunction. I analyze these theories by considering pairs of conflicting desiderata, highlighting some of the tradeoffs they must face.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	171-181
Number of pages	11
Journal	Topoi
Volume	36
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11245-015-9362-z
State	Published - Mar 1 2017

Keywords

Context sensitivity
Disjunction
Dynamic semantics
Epistemic modals
Partition semantics

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Philosophy

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