New Essays on Tarski and Philosophy

Informationen zum Autor Douglas Patterson was born in Utah and grew up near Minneapolis, MN. He studied mathematics and philosophy at Reed College in Portland, OR, and earned his Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh. He currently teaches at Kansas State University where he is an associate professor. Klappentext This volume shows the way to a proper understanding of the philosophical legacy of the great logician, mathematician, and philosopher Alfred Tarski (1902-1983). An international group of scholars examine the historical context of Tarski's work, his philosophical development, and his influence on philosophy of language and logic. Zusammenfassung This volume shows the way to a proper understanding of the philosophical legacy of the great logician, mathematician, and philosopher Alfred Tarski (1902-1983). An international group of scholars examine the historical context of Tarski's work, his philosophical development, and his influence on philosophy of language and logic.

Product details

• Authors: Douglas Patterson, Douglas (EDT) Patterson
• Assisted by: Douglas Patterson (Editor), Douglas (Kansas State University) Patterson (Editor), Patterson Douglas (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2008
• EAN: 9780199296309
• ISBN: 978-0-19-929630-9
• No. of pages: 434
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > General, dictionaries; Mathematik, Moderne Philosophie: nach 1800, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, PHILOSOPHY / Logic, MATHEMATICS / General, Mathematics, Western philosophy from c 1800, Philosophy: logic, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -