Single Idea 17701

[catalogued under 19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 8. Possible Worlds Semantics]

Full Idea

Possible worlds semantics is appealing because it gives a compositional analysis of the truth conditions of statements about necessity and possibility.

Clarification

'Compositionality' is assembly from components

Gist of Idea

Possible worlds semantics has a nice compositional account of modal statements

Source

Edwin D. Mares (A Priori [2011], 02.2)

Book Reference

Mares,Edwin: 'A Priori' [Acumen 2011], p.16


A Reaction

Not sure I get this. Is the meaning composed by the gradual addition of worlds? If not, how is meaning composed in the normal way, from component words and phrases?