William Ockham - Two Volume Set

In this work Ockham proposes a simple theory of predication which he then uses in explicating the truth conditions of progressively more complicated kinds of propositions. It includes what he takes to be the correct semantic treatment of quantified propositions.

About the author

Marilyn McCord Adams was a distinguished American philosopher and Episcopal priest. She taught medieval and philosophical theology at a number of schools during her career, including the University of California, Los Angeles; Yale University; and the University of Oxford. She was cofounder and president of the Society of Christian Philosophers and wrote several books, including Horrendous Evils and the Goodness of God and Christ and Horrors.

Summary

In this work Ockham proposes a simple theory of predication which he then uses in explicating the truth conditions of progressively more complicated kinds of propositions. It includes what he takes to be the correct semantic treatment of quantified propositions.

Product details

• Authors: Marilyn Adams, Marilyn McCord Adams
• Publisher: University Of Notre Dame Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.1989
• EAN: 9780268019457
• ISBN: 978-0-268-01945-7
• No. of pages: 1422
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 233 mm x 72 mm
• Weight: 1864 g
• Series: Publications in Medieval Studi; Publications in Medieval Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day