Part I : Impossibilities -- 1. From possible to impossible worlds -- 2. Metaphysics -- 3. Ersatz modal realism -- Part II : Logical applications -- 4. Modal logics -- 5. Epistemic logics -- 6. Relevant logics -- 7. The logic of imagination -- Part III : Philosophical applications -- 8. Hyperintensionality -- 9. Information and content -- 10. Epistemic and doxastic contents -- 11. Fiction and fictional objects -- 12. counterpossible conditionals.
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Berto and Jago question how to understand the impossible without collapsing into total incoherence. By considering the metaphysics of impossible worlds - and applying this concept to issues in logic, semantics, and philosophy - they offer a framework for obtaining a metaphysical, logical, and conceptual grasp of situations that simply cannot be.