Stephen Neale presents a powerful examination of a cornerstone of modern philosophy: the idea that our thoughts and utterances are representations of reality, that accurate or true representations are those that correspond to the facts. Facing Facts will be crucial to future work in metaphysics, logic, and thephilosophy of mind and language. INDICE: Preface; 1: The End of Representation; 2: Davidson: Truth, Correspondence, Representation; 3: Frege: Composition, Reference, Truth; 4: Russell: Facts, Abbreviations, Descriptions; 5: Gödel: Facts and Descriptions; 6: Extensionality; 7: Principles of Inference; 8: Connective Proofs and Logical Equivalence; 9: Connective Proofs and Gödelian Equivalence; 10: Descriptions and Equivalence; 11: Facts Revisited; Glossary; References, Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-924716-5
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 272
- Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés