Liars And Heaps: New Essays on Paradox - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0199264813 ISBN 13 : 9780199264810

Editeur : Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 1990

Synopsis

Logic is fundamental to thought and language. But which logical principles are correct? The paradoxes play a crucial role in answering that question. The so-called Liar and Heap paradoxes challenge our basic ideas about logic; at the very least, they teach us that the correct logical principles are not as obvious as common sense would have it. The essays in this volume, written by leading figures in the field, discuss novel thoughts about the paradoxes.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Semantic and soritical paradoxes challenge entrenched, fundamental principles about language - principles about truth, denotation, quantification, and, among others, 'tolerance'. Study of the paradoxes helps us determine which logical principles are correct. So it is that they serve not only as a topic of philosophical inquiry but also as a constraint on such inquiry: they often dictate the semantic and logical limits of discourse in general. Sixteen specially written essays by leading figures in the field offer new thoughts and arguments about the paradoxes.

Revue de presse

'The collection is very good; arguably a must-read for everyone interested in the paradoxes. . . . The contributors to the volume represent a sizable subset of the important theorists in the field. Moreover, they do not simply rehash old ideas; the essays constitute genuine advancements. In light of the contributors prominence in the field, the present volume has a good claim to represent the state of the art' (Matti Eklund, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Date d'édition: 1990
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0199264813
• ISBN 13: 9780199264810
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Éditeur: Beall J.C.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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