Inquiry Into Meaning and Truth

In An Inquiry Into Meaning and Truth, Bertrand Russell returns to philosophy after a long period of writing about education, religion and marriage. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Pascal Engel, placing Russell's book in helpful philosophical context.

Table des matières

Foreword to the Routledge Classics Edition Pascal Engel Preface Introduction 1. What is a Word? 2. Sentences, Syntax, and Parts of Speech 3. Sentences Describing Experiences 4. The Object-Language 5. Logical Words 6. Proper Names 7. Egocentric Particulars 8. Perception and Knowledge 9. Epistemological Premisses 10. Basic Propositions 11. Factual Premisses 12. An Analysis of Problems Concerning Propositions 13. The Significance of Sentences: A. General. B. Psychological. C. Syntactical 14. Language as an Expression 15. What Sentences "Indicate" 16. Truth and Falsehood, Preliminary Discussion 17. Truth and Experience 18. General Beliefs 19. Extensionality and Atomicity 20. The Law of Excluded Middle 21. Truth and Verification 22. Significance and Verification 23. Warranted Assertibility 24. Analysis 25. Language and Metaphysics. Index

A propos de l'auteur

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970). A celebrated mathematician and logician and gifted philosopher, Russell remains one of the most genuinely widely read and popular philosophers of modern times.

Résumé

In An Inquiry Into Meaning and Truth, Bertrand Russell returns to philosophy after a long period of writing about education, religion and marriage. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Pascal Engel, placing Russell's book in helpful philosophical context.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Bertrand Russell, Russell Bertrand
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 17.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032914886
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3291488-6
• Pages: 334
• Thème: Routledge Classics
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Philosophie: général, ouvrages de référence; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Linguistique générale et comparée; Philosophy of Language, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, PHILOSOPHY / Language, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Western philosophy from c 1800, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: logic, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge