Truth and values : essays for Hans Herzberger / edited by Jamie Tappenden, Achille Varzi, and William Seager.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tappenden, Jamie.

Varzi, Achille C.

Seager, William, 1952-

Series:

Canadian journal of philosophy. Supplementary volume ; 34.

Canadian journal of philosophy supplementary volumes, 0229-7051 ; 34

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy.

Herzberger, Hans G. (Hans George), 1932-.

Herzberger, Hans G.

Frege, Gottlob, 1848-1925.

Frege, Gottlob.

Rational choice theory.

Truth.

Ontology.

Genre:

Festschriften.

Physical Description:

viii, 190 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Calgary : University of Calgary Press, 2011.

Summary:

Hans Herzberger, now retired and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto, had a major influence on a generation of philosophers. In his honor and in appreciation of his impressive scholarship and personal influence, this volume presents essays from philosophers such as Isaac Levi, Calvin Normore, Jamie Tappenden, Alasdair Urquhart, Achille Varzi, and Steven Yablo. Each essay is original and appears here for the first time. They are fresh, illuminating, and cover an eclectic range of topics, including rational choice theory, Frege scholarship and interpretation, the nature of truth, the inexpressible and the unknowable, and fundamental ontology--all topics of central importance in philosophy and all dear to the heart of Hans Herzberger.

Contents:

Why rational agents should not be liberal maximizers / Isaac Levi

Validity now and then / Calvin Normore

A primer on Ernst Abbe for Frege readers / Jamie Tappenden

The unnameable / Alasdair Urquhart

The plan of a square / Achille C. Varzi

Carving content at the joints / Steven Yablo.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780919491342

0919491340

OCLC:

755210865