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Between Logic and the World
Bernhard Nickel
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Description for Between Logic and the World
In our everyday thought and talk, we put things into categories in order to generalize about them: 'Lions have manes', 'Ravens are black'. Bernhard Nickel presents a theory of generic sentences and the modes of thought they express, integrating compositional semantics with metaphysics to solve the problems of what they mean and how they work. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Between Logic and the World presents a theory of generic sentences and the kind-directed modes of thought they express. The theory closely integrates compositional semantics with metaphysics to solve the problem that generics pose: what do generics mean? Generic sentences are extremely simple, yet if there are patterns to be discerned in terms of which are true and which are false, these patterns are subtle and complex. Ravens are black, lions have manes, sea-turtles are long-lived, and bishops in chess move along diagonals. Statistical measures cannot do justice to the facts, but what else is there that at least has ... Read more
Between Logic and the World presents a theory of generic sentences and the kind-directed modes of thought they express. The theory closely integrates compositional semantics with metaphysics to solve the problem that generics pose: what do generics mean? Generic sentences are extremely simple, yet if there are patterns to be discerned in terms of which are true and which are false, these patterns are subtle and complex. Ravens are black, lions have manes, sea-turtles are long-lived, and bishops in chess move along diagonals. Statistical measures cannot do justice to the facts, but what else is there that at least has ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
286
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199640003
SKU
V9780199640003
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About Bernhard Nickel
Bernhard Nickel is Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University. His research interests lie in the philosophy of language and linguistics.
Reviews for Between Logic and the World
Nickel's ability to thoughtfully connect issues in compositional semantics with those in philosophy of language and metaphysics makes the book an exciting read, and one to be recommended to any reader interested in those interfaces, not solely those interested in generics. Of course, for anybody interested in generics and genericity, the book is essential and insightful reading. ... Nickel's view ... Read more