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Author : Charles S. Chihara
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Total Pages : 288 pages
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Download or read book Ontology and the Vicious-circle Principle written by Charles S. Chihara and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nino B. Cocchiarella
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402062044
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Formal Ontology and Conceptual Realism written by Nino B. Cocchiarella and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-09-05 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theories about the ontological structure of the world have generally been described in informal, intuitive terms. This book offers an account of the general features and methodology of formal ontology. The book defends conceptual realism as the best system to adopt based on a logic of natural kinds. By formally reconstructing an intuitive, informal ontological scheme as a formal ontology we can better determine the consistency and adequacy of that scheme.
Author : Vincent F. Hendricks
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401727961
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Proof Theory written by Vincent F. Hendricks and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: hiS volume in the Synthese Library Series is the result of a conference T held at the University of Roskilde, Denmark, October 31st-November 1st, 1997. The aim was to provide a forum within which philosophers, math ematicians, logicians and historians of mathematics could exchange ideas pertaining to the historical and philosophical development of proof theory. Hence the conference was called Proof Theory: History and Philosophical Significance. To quote from the conference abstract: Proof theory was developed as part of Hilberts Programme. According to Hilberts Programme one could provide mathematics with a firm and se cure foundation by formalizing all of mathematics and subsequently prove consistency of these formal systems by finitistic means. Hence proof theory was developed as a formal tool through which this goal should be fulfilled. It is well known that Hilbert's Programme in its original form was unfeasible mainly due to Gtldel's incompleteness theorems. Additionally it proved impossible to formalize all of mathematics and impossible to even prove the consistency of relatively simple formalized fragments of mathematics by finitistic methods. In spite of these problems, Gentzen showed that by extending Hilbert's proof theory it would be possible to prove the consistency of interesting formal systems, perhaps not by finitis tic methods but still by methods of minimal strength. This generalization of Hilbert's original programme has fueled modern proof theory which is a rich part of mathematical logic with many significant implications for the philosophy of mathematics.
Author : James Robert Brown
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134865805
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)
Download or read book The Laboratory of the Mind written by James Robert Brown and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-09-26 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An investigation into the philosophical implications of thought experiments in science. Brown provides a fascinating account of some of the most influential thought experiments in the history of science.
Author : Frank Plumpton Ramsey
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780521225489
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (254 download)
Download or read book Prospects for Pragmatism written by Frank Plumpton Ramsey and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1980-12-04 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nicholas Rescher
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030484319
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (34 download)
Download or read book Knowledge at the Boundaries written by Nicholas Rescher and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-25 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book offers a reflection on the nature, scope, and limits of knowledge that have been at the focus of the author's work over decades. The essays collected in this volume expound and extend these efforts in exploring the outer fringes of understanding: the outer boundaries of conceivability, the limits of cognition, and the ramifications of ineffability and paradox. They join in exploring the lay of the land at the boundaries of knowledge. The first chapters address basic facts regarding the conceptualization of knowledge. This is followed by a study on how to deal with problems relating to the affirmation and considerations of truth. The final chapters scrutinize the limits of demonstration and the inherent impossibility of realizing an ideal systematization of our knowledge of totalities. The book affords novel perspectives regarding the thought of a widely appreciated philosopher. It is an original work aimed for readers interested in the theory of knowledge and philosophy of cognition.
Author : Paul Gould
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1623565413
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (235 download)
Download or read book Beyond the Control of God? written by Paul Gould and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-03-27 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Views of Keith Yandell, Paul M. Gould and Richard Brian Davis, Greg Welty, William Lane Craig, Scott A. Shalkowski, Graham Oppy.
Author : Peter Wolfendale
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0993045804
Total Pages : 459 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Object-Oriented Philosophy written by Peter Wolfendale and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A remarkably clear explication of the tenets of Object-Oriented Philosophy and an acute critique of the movement's ramifications for philosophy today. How does the patience and rigour of philosophical explanation fare when confronted with an irrepressible desire to commune with the object and to escape the subjective perplexities of reference, meaning, and sense? Moving beyond the hype and the inflated claims made for “Object-Oriented” thought, Peter Wolfendale considers its emergence in the light of the intertwined legacies of twentieth-century analytic and Continental traditions. Both a remarkably clear explication of the tenets of OOP and an acute critique of the movement's ramifications for philosophy today, Object-Oriented Philosophy is a major engagement with one of the most prevalent trends in recent philosophy.
Author : Gregory Landini
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136934685
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (369 download)
Download or read book Russell written by Gregory Landini and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-09-13 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) was renowned as one of the founding figures of "analytic" philosophy, and for his lasting contributions to the study of logic, philosophy of language, philosophy of mathematics and epistemology. He was also famous for his popular works, where his humanism, ethics and antipathy towards religion came through in books such as The Problems of Philosophy, Why I am Not A Christian, and The Conquest of Happiness. Beginning with an overview of Russell’s life and work, Gregory Landini carefully explains Russell’s philosophy, to show why he ranks as one of the giants of British and Twentieth century philosophy. He discusses Russell’s major early works in philosophy of mathematics, including The Principles of Mathematics, wherein Russell illuminated and developed the ideas of Gottlob Frege; and the monumental three volume work written with Alfred North Whitehead, Principia Mathematica, where the authors attempted to show that all mathematical theory is part of logic, understood as a science of structure. Landini discusses the second edition of Principia Mathematica, to show Russell’s intellectual relationship with Wittgenstein and Ramsey. He discusses Russell’s epistemology and neutral monism before concluding with a discussion on Russell’s ethics, and the relationship between science and religion. Featuring a chronology and a glossary of terms, as well as suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter, Russell is essential reading for anyone studying philosophy, and is an ideal guidebook for those coming to Russell for the first time.
Author : George Boolos
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521360838
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (68 download)
Download or read book Meaning and Method written by George Boolos and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1990-10-26 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a report on the state of philosophy in a number of significant areas.
Author : Charles Parsons
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674419499
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (744 download)
Download or read book Philosophy of Mathematics in the Twentieth Century written by Charles Parsons and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2014-03-10 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these selected essays, Charles Parsons surveys the contributions of philosophers and mathematicians who shaped the philosophy of mathematics over the past century: Brouwer, Hilbert, Bernays, Weyl, Gödel, Russell, Quine, Putnam, Wang, and Tait.
Author : Sainsbury
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136957715
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (369 download)
Download or read book Russell-Arg Philosophers written by Sainsbury and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-07-13 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Roberts, George W
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317833023
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)
Download or read book Bertrand Russell Memorial Volume written by Roberts, George W and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-19 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is Volume XXII of twenty-two in a collection on 20th Century Philosophy. Originally published in 1979, this volume attempts to assess some of the achievements of Bertrand Russell in philosophy, logic and mathematics, ethics and politics.
Author : Peter van Inwagen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000938298
Total Pages : 299 pages
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Download or read book Do Numbers Exist? written by Peter van Inwagen and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-03-12 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Do Numbers Exist? Peter van Inwagen and William Lane Craig take opposite sides on whether there are abstract objects, such as numbers and properties. Craig argues that there are no abstract objects, whereas Van Inwagen argues that there are. Their exchange explores various arguments about the existence and nature of abstract objects. They focus especially on whether our ordinary and scientific thought and talk commit us to abstract objects, surveying the options available to us and the objections each faces. The debate covers central problems and methods in metaphysics, and also delves into theological questions raised by abstract objects. Key Features: Showcases the presentation and defense of two points of view on the existence of abstract objects, from two of the world’s leading philosophers Presents definitions in an easily accessible form Provides frequent summaries of previously covered material Includes a glossary of all specialized vocabulary
Author : Charles S. Chihara
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198248172
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (982 download)
Download or read book Constructibility and Mathematical Existence written by Charles S. Chihara and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concerned with the problem of existence in mathematics, this volume develops a mathematical system in which there are no existence assertions but only assertions of constructibility. It explores the philosophical implications of such an approach in the writings of Field, Burgess, Maddy and Kitcher.
Author : Paolo Valore
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110459035
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Fundamentals of Ontological Commitment written by Paolo Valore and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2016-01-15 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientific literature on particular themes in ontology is extremely abundant, but it is often very hard for freshmen or sophomores to find a red thread between the various proposals. This text is an opinionated introduction, a preliminary text to research in ontology from the so called standard approach to ontological commitment, that is from the particular point of view that connects ontological questions to quantificational questions. It offers a survey of this viewpoint in ontology together with their possible applications through a broad array of examples and open problems and, at the same time, essential references to the classics of philosophy, so as to allow non-specialists to understand the terms and analysis procedures characterizing the discipline. Its result is a wide-ranging overview of the issued tackled by ontology, with a particular focus on the most relevant problems of contemporary debate (categorial taxonomies, nonexistent objects, case studies of ontological debates in specific fields of knowledge).
Author : William Lane Craig
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319553844
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (195 download)
Download or read book God and Abstract Objects written by William Lane Craig and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an exploration and defense of the coherence of classical theism’s doctrine of divine aseity in the face of the challenge posed by Platonism with respect to abstract objects. A synoptic work in analytic philosophy of religion, the book engages discussions in philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of language, metaphysics, and metaontology. It addresses absolute creationism, non-Platonic realism, fictionalism, neutralism, and alternative logics and semantics, among other topics. The book offers a helpful taxonomy of the wide range of options available to the classical theist for dealing with the challenge of Platonism. It probes in detail the diverse views on the reality of abstract objects and their compatibility with classical theism. It contains a most thorough discussion, rooted in careful exegesis, of the biblical and patristic basis of the doctrine of divine aseity. Finally, it challenges the influential Quinean metaontological theses concerning the way in which we make ontological commitments.
