Metaphysics, Mathematics, and Meaning: Philosophical Papers (v. 1) - Couverture souple

Salmon, Nathan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0199284717 ISBN 13 : 9780199284719

Editeur : Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 2006

Synopsis

Metaphysics, Mathematics, and Meaning brings together Nathan Salmon's influential papers on topics in the metaphysics of existence, non-existence, and fiction; modality and its logic; strict identity, including personal identity; numbers and numerical quantifiers; the philosophical significance of Godel's Incompleteness theorems; and semantic content and designation. Including a previously unpublished essay and a helpful new introduction to orient the reader, the volume offers rich and varied sustenance for philosophers and logicians.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Metaphysics, Mathematics, and Meaning brings together Nathan Salmon's influential papers on topics in the metaphysics of existence, non-existence, and fiction; modality and its logic; strict identity, including personal identity; numbers and numerical quantifiers; the philosophical significance of Gödel's Incompleteness theorems; and semantic content and designation. Including a previously unpublished essay and a helpful new introduction to orient the reader, the volume offers rich and varied sustenance for philosophers and logicians.

Biographie de l'auteur

Nathan Salmon is at University of California, Santa Barbara.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0199284717
• ISBN 13: 9780199284719
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 438
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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