Necessity and Language
1st Edition
Published on 2. August 2016
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-1-138-69659-4 (ISBN)
Description
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. This volume gathers their seminal essays on the problem of necessity, together with new material at the original time publication.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
567 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-69659-4 (9781138696594)
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Persons
Morris Lazerowitz, Alice Ambrose
Content
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