Eternal possibilities [electronic resource] : a neutral ground for meaning and existence / David Weissman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weissman, David.

Series:

Philosophical Explorations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Knowledge, Theory of.

Metaphysics.

Language and languages--Philosophy.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Edition:

Pbk. ed.

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2008, c1977.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Eternal Possibilities: A Neutral Ground for Meaning and Existence builds on David Weissman's earlier Dispositional Properties and makes a signal contribution to the study of metaphysics. Here, broadening and enriching the point of view adopted in his earlier work, Weissman cites and criticizes a large number of theories proposed by authors from Plato to Wittgenstein and others exploring language theory and metaphysics. Students of Wittgenstein will be especially interested in Mr. Weissman's critical examination of Wittgenstein's claim in the Tractatus

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Platonism in the Tractatus; 2. Two Kinds of Possibility: Material and Eternal; 3. Relations among Eternal Possibilities: The Nexus; 4. Possibilities Instantiated: The Actual World; 5. Carnap, Goodman, and Quine on the Relation of Language to the World; 6. Meaning: The Representation of Possibilities in Language; Index; Author Bio; Back Cover

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-299-13251-0

0-8093-8706-9

1-4416-1948-8

OCLC:

856870193