Necessity and Language

Informationen zum Autor Morris Lazerowitz, Alice Ambrose Klappentext The problem of necessity remains one of the central issues in modern philosophy. The authors of this volume, originally published in 1985, developed a new approach to the problem, which focusses on the logical grammar of necessary propositions. Zusammenfassung The problem of necessity remains one of the central issues in modern philosophy. The authors of this volume, originally published in 1985, developed a new approach to the problem, which focusses on the logical grammar of necessary propositions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Editor’s Introduction S. G. Shanker 1. Necessity and Language 2. Factual, Mathematical and Metaphysical Inventories 3. A priori Truths and Empirical Confirmation 4. Assuming the Logically Impossible 5. Invention and Discovery 6. Mathematical Generality 7. The Infinite in Mathematics 8. The Metaphysical Concept of Space 9. The Passing of an Illusion 10. On Making a Philosophical Problem Disappear

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• Autori: Alice Ambrose, Morris Lazerowitz, Morris Ambrose Lazerowitz
• Con la collaborazione di: Stuart Shanker (Introduzione)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 02.08.2016
• EAN: 9781138696594
• ISBN: 978-1-138-69659-4
• Pagine: 264
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: Philosophy of Language
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata