基本説明
This new edition has been rewritten to include updated information. The author has also included a new chapter on identity, has revised his concluding comments and has completely updated the bibliography.
Full Description
An Introduction to Philosophical Logic has been a popular mainstay among students taking courses in philosophical logic and the philosophy of language since it was first published in 1982.
Contents
Preface. 1. Philosophical Logic, the Philosophy of Logic, Philosophy and Logic.
2. The Proposition.
3. Necessity, Analyticity and the A Priori.
4. Existence, Presuppositions and Descriptions.
5. Truth: The Pragmatic and Coherence and Correspondence Theories.
6. Truth: Semantics, Deflation, Idefinability and Evaluation.
7. Meaning, Reference, Verification and Use.
8. Truth, Meaning, Realism and Anti-realism.
9. Realism, Anti-realism, Idealism, Relativism.
Bibliography.
Index.