书名: Logical Properties: Identity, Existence, Predication, Necessity, Truth
作者: Colin McGinn (Author)
出版社: Oxford University Press, USA (January 11, 2001)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0199241813
ISBN-13: 978-0199241811
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Book Description
Identity, existence, predication, necessity, and truth are vital concepts at the center of philosophy. Yet Colin McGinn believes that orthodox views of these topics are misguided in important ways. Philosophers and logicians have often distorted the nature of these concepts in an attempt to define them according to preconceived ideas. Logical Properties aims to respect the ordinary ways we talk and think when we employ these concepts, while at the same time showing that they are far more interesting and peculiar than some have assumed; these notions correspond to real properties--logical properties--that challenge naturalistic metaphysical views. Written with a minimum of formal terminology, this book deals with logico-linguistic issues ;s well as ontological ones. The focus is on trying to get to the essence of the concept concerned, not merely finding some established notation for providing formal interpretations.
Review
"...a technical work in philosophical logic, not in the sense that it is strewn with technical symbols and formal logic. It takes up and discusses topics in a sophisticated way suitable for those working in the area and is not intended primarily for novices in the subject. Having said that, it is well written and clear so that there is much that would be rewarding to non-specialists who wish to come to the subject. There is much in the way of close and interesting argumentation." -- The Review of Metaphysics
About the Author
Colin McGinn is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University, New York.
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作者: Colin McGinn (Author)
出版社: Oxford University Press, USA (January 11, 2001)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0199241813
ISBN-13: 978-0199241811
电子书格式:HTML
Book Description
Identity, existence, predication, necessity, and truth are vital concepts at the center of philosophy. Yet Colin McGinn believes that orthodox views of these topics are misguided in important ways. Philosophers and logicians have often distorted the nature of these concepts in an attempt to define them according to preconceived ideas. Logical Properties aims to respect the ordinary ways we talk and think when we employ these concepts, while at the same time showing that they are far more interesting and peculiar than some have assumed; these notions correspond to real properties--logical properties--that challenge naturalistic metaphysical views. Written with a minimum of formal terminology, this book deals with logico-linguistic issues ;s well as ontological ones. The focus is on trying to get to the essence of the concept concerned, not merely finding some established notation for providing formal interpretations.
Review
"...a technical work in philosophical logic, not in the sense that it is strewn with technical symbols and formal logic. It takes up and discusses topics in a sophisticated way suitable for those working in the area and is not intended primarily for novices in the subject. Having said that, it is well written and clear so that there is much that would be rewarding to non-specialists who wish to come to the subject. There is much in the way of close and interesting argumentation." -- The Review of Metaphysics
About the Author
Colin McGinn is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University, New York.
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