| The Cambridge Companion to Carnap Contributor(s): Creath, Richard (Editor), Friedman, Michael (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521549450 ISBN-13: 9780521549455 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $37.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2008 Annotation: Rudolf Carnap (1891???1970) is increasingly regarded as one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century. He was one of the leading figures of the logical empiricist movement associated with the Vienna Circle and a central figure in the analytic tradition more generally. He made major contributions to philosophy of science and philosophy of logic, and, perhaps most importantly, to our understanding of the nature of philosophy as a discipline. In this volume a team of contributors explores the major themes of his philosophy and discusses his relationship with the Vienna Circle and with philosophers such as Frege, Husserl, Russell, and Quine. New readers will find this the most convenient and accessible guide to Carnap currently available. Advanced students and specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of Carnap. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Philosophy | Movements - General |
| Dewey: 193 |
| Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.26" W x 8.87" (1.37 lbs) 390 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: Rudolf Carnap (1891-1970) is increasingly regarded as one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century. He was one of the leading figures of the logical empiricist movement associated with the Vienna Circle and a central figure in the analytic tradition more generally. He made major contributions to philosophy of science and philosophy of logic, and, perhaps most importantly, to our understanding of the nature of philosophy as a discipline. In this volume a team of contributors explores the major themes of his philosophy and discusses his relationship with the Vienna Circle and with philosophers such as Frege, Husserl, Russell, and Quine. New readers will find this the most convenient and accessible guide to Carnap currently available. Advanced students and specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of Carnap. |
Contributor Bio(s): Creath, Richard: - Michael Friedman is Frederick P. Rehmus Family Professor of Humanities in the Department of Philosophy, Stanford University. He is editor and translator of Kant: Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science (2004). |