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Autore: | Gibson Martha I |
Titolo: | From Naming to Saying [[electronic resource] ] : The Unity of the Proposition |
Pubblicazione: | Hoboken, : Wiley, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (242 p.) |
Disciplina: | 160 |
401.43 | |
Soggetto topico: | Grammar, Comparative and general |
Grammar, Comparative and general - Sentences | |
Proposition (Logic) | |
Proposition (Logic) - Sentences | |
Philosophy | |
Philosophy & Religion | |
Logic | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di contenuto: | From Naming to Saying: The Unity of the Proposition; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Classical Theories of the Unity of the Proposition; 1 Frege's Account of the Unity of the Sentence; 2 Russell on the Analysis of the Sentence: Three Views; 3 Wittgenstein's Picture Theory of the Unity of the Proposition; Part II: Subjects and Predicates and their Logical and Metaphysical Correlates; 4 The Metaphysical Basis of the Subject-Predicate Distinction; 5 Negation, Propositional Combination, and the Nature of Concepts; 6 Can a Unified Theory of Predication Be Given? |
Part III: A Pragmatic Account of the Unity of the Sentence7 The Causal Asymmetry between Subject and Predicate and the Unity of the Sentence; 8 Limitations, Applications, and Externalist Theories of Meaning; Bibliography; Index | |
Sommario/riassunto: | From Naming to Saying explores the classicquestion of the unity of the proposition, combining an historical approach with contemporary causal theories to offer a unique and novel solution. Presents compelling and sophisticated answers to questions about how language represents the world. Defends a novel approach to the classical question about the unity of the proposition. Examines three key historical theories: Frege's doctrine of concept and object, Russell's analysis of the sentence, and Wittgenstein's picture theory of meaning. Combines an his |
Titolo autorizzato: | From Naming to Saying |
ISBN: | 1-280-19758-7 |
9786610197583 | |
0-470-70410-1 | |
0-470-75565-2 | |
1-4051-4310-X | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910143260003321 |
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