Language, Truth and Logic - Couverture rigide

Ayer, Alfred Jules

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1258808641 ISBN 13 : 9781258808648

Editeur : Literary Licensing, LLC, 2013

Synopsis

Language, Truth and Logic is a classic philosophical work by Alfred Jules Ayer, first published in 1936. The book presents Ayer's views on the nature of language, truth, and logic, and is considered one of the most important works of logical positivism. In the book, Ayer argues that the meaning of a statement is determined by its verifiability, or the ability to confirm or disconfirm it through empirical evidence. He also argues that statements that are not verifiable, such as metaphysical or religious claims, are meaningless. Ayer's views on language and truth also lead him to reject traditional philosophical problems, such as the existence of God or the nature of the self, as meaningless. Instead, he advocates for a scientific approach to philosophy, in which philosophical problems are reduced to scientific questions that can be answered through empirical investigation. Overall, Language, Truth and Logic is a seminal work in 20th century philosophy, and continues to influence debates in philosophy of language, epistemology, and metaphysics.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

If you can't prove something, it is literally senseless - so argues Ayer in this irreverent and electrifying book. Statements are either true by definition (as in maths), or can be verified by direct experience. Ayer rejected metaphysical claims about god, the absolute, and objective values as completely nonsensical. Ayer was only 24 when he finished LANGUAGE, TRUTH & LOGIC, yet it shook the foundations of Anglo-American philosophy and made its author notorious. It became a classic text, cleared away the cobwebs in philosophical thinking, and has been enormously influential.

Biographie de l'auteur

Sir Alfred Ayer caused a furore with the publication of his LANGUAGE, TRUTH & LOGIC in 1936, when he was only 24. From 1959 until 1978 he was Wykeham Professor of Logic at the University of Oxford. He died in 1989. Ben Rogers is the author of A. J.AYER: A LIFE (Chatto & Windus 1999, Vintage 2000).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Literary Licensing, LLC
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1258808641
• ISBN 13: 9781258808648
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible