Propositions : ontology and logic /
Philosopher Robert Stalnaker offers a defense of an ontology of propositions, and of some logical resources for representing them. He offers an austere formulation of a theory of propositions in a first-order extensional logic, but then uses the commitments of this theory to justify an enrichment to...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2022.
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| Series: | Rutgers lectures in philosophy.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Philosopher Robert Stalnaker offers a defense of an ontology of propositions, and of some logical resources for representing them. He offers an austere formulation of a theory of propositions in a first-order extensional logic, but then uses the commitments of this theory to justify an enrichment to modal logic as an appropriate framework for regimented languages that are constructed to represent any of our scientific and philosophical commitments. His book adopts a self-consciously neo-Quinean methodology, and argues that the theory that is developed helps to motivate and clarify Quine's naturalistic metaphysical picture. |
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| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2023. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197647066 0197647065 9780197647059 0197647057 |