Ontology and analysis : essays and recollections about Gustav Bergmann / Laird Addis, Greg Jesson, Erwin Tegtmeier (eds.).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Addis, Laird, author.

Contributor:

Addis, Laird.

Jesson, Greg.

Tegtmeier, Erwin.

Series:

Philosophische Analyse ; Bd. 19.

Philosophische Analyse = Philosophical analysis ; Bd. 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ontology--Congresses.

Ontology.

Bermann, Gustav, 1906-1987--Congresses.

Bermann, Gustav.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (318 p.)

Place of Publication:

Frankfurt : Ontos Verlag, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Gustav Bergmann (1906-1987) was, arguably, the greatest ontologist of the twentieth century in pursuing the fundamental questions of first philosophy as deeply as any philosopher of any time. In 2006 and 2007, international conferences devoted solely to Bergmann's work were held at the University of Iowa in the USA, Université de Provence in France, and Università degli Studi Roma Tre in Italy. The papers in this volume were presented at the first of these conferences, in Iowa City, where Bergmann taught for nearly four decades after escaping from Europe, following the dissolution of the Vienn

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Introduction

Philosophical Papers

The Development of Bergmann's Metaphysics / Tegtmeier, Erwin

The First Station of Gustav Bergmann's Odyssey / Bonino, Guido

Bergmann as Historian / Baker, Robert

Bergmann on the Synthetic A Priori Truth: Nothing Can Have Two Colors All Over at Once / Sievert, Donald

Gustav Bergmann's Quest for the Ontology of Knowing: From Phenomenalism towards Realism / Jesson, Greg

Time for Bergmann's Bare Particulars / Magalhães, Ernâni

Bradley's Regress: Meinong versus Bergmann / Orilia, Francesco

Bergmann's Thinkable Inexpressibles / Heald, William

Placing Bergmann / Wilson, Fred

Reminiscences

Reminiscence of Gustav Bergmann / Leiden, Carl

Reminiscence of Gustav Bergmann (1987) / Grossmann, Reinhardt

Reminiscences of Bergmann's Last Student / Oaklander, Nathan

Afterword: Read Bergmann! / Tegtmeier, Erwin

Bibliography of the Writings of Gustav Bergmann

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3-938793-69-4

3-11-032703-1

OCLC:

851970831