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Meaning and Modality
Contributor(s): Lewy, Casimir (Author)
ISBN: 0521107644     ISBN-13: 9780521107648
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE:   $34.19  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: February 2009
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Annotation: A study of various central and connected topics in philosophical logic and the theory of meaning.
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BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Epistemology
- Philosophy | Mind & Body
Dewey: 121
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.50 lbs) 172 pages
 
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A study of various central and connected topics in philosophical logic and the theory of meaning. There are important sections on the relation between linguistic and abstract entities, on necessity and convention, on meaning, sense and reference, and on entailment. Dr Lewy proposes a number of original solutions to problems which have been widely discussed in literature, and there is in particular a sharp and sustained criticism of conventionalism and reductionism. These are among the most difficult and intricate issues in contemporary philosophy, but Dr Lewy writes with great clarity and a minimum of technicality. Where his views are controversial they are explained and supported in a detail which makes it both possible and necessary for potential critics to state their disagreement precisely. The book should therefore be of value as an advanced textbook as well as an original contribution to philosophical logic.