The nature and structure of content / Jeffrey C. King.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

King, Jeffrey C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Proposition (Logic).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 230 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Belief in propositions has had a long and distinguished history in analytic philosophy. Three of the founding fathers of analytic philosophy, Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell, and G. E. Moore, believed in propositions. Many philosophers since then have shared this belief; and the belief is widely, though certainly not universally, accepted among philosophers today. Among contemporary philosophers who believe in propositions, many, and perhaps even most, take them to be structuredentities with individuals, properties, and relations as constituents. For example, the proposition that Glenn loves T

Contents:

The primary question and the answers of Frege and Russell

A new account of structured propositions

Objections to the new account

Objections to structured propositions generally

Objections to propositions generally

Tense, modality, and propositions

The paradox of analysis

Appendix : quantification and propositions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-228) and index.

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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-956626-7

1-281-14992-6

9786611149925

0-19-152758-0

1-4356-2185-9

OCLC:

191826955