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Description for Truth, Etc.
hardcover. Presents a study of ancient logic based upon the John Locke lectures given by the eminent philosopher Jonathan Barnes in Oxford. This book discusses: certain ancient ideas about truth; the Aristotelian conception of predication; various ideas about connectors which were developed by the ancient logicians and grammarians; and more. Num Pages: 562 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 982. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Truth, etc. is a wide-ranging study of ancient logic based upon the John Locke lectures given by the eminent philosopher Jonathan Barnes in Oxford. Its six chapters discuss, first, certain ancient ideas about truth; secondly, the Aristotelian conception of predication; thirdly, various ideas about connectors which were developed by the ancient logicians and grammarians; fourthly, the notion of logical form, insofar as it may be discovered in the ancient texts; fifthly, the question of the 'justification of deduction'; and sixthly, the attitude which has been called logical utilitarianism and which restricts the scope of logic to those forms of inference ... Read more
Truth, etc. is a wide-ranging study of ancient logic based upon the John Locke lectures given by the eminent philosopher Jonathan Barnes in Oxford. Its six chapters discuss, first, certain ancient ideas about truth; secondly, the Aristotelian conception of predication; thirdly, various ideas about connectors which were developed by the ancient logicians and grammarians; fourthly, the notion of logical form, insofar as it may be discovered in the ancient texts; fifthly, the question of the 'justification of deduction'; and sixthly, the attitude which has been called logical utilitarianism and which restricts the scope of logic to those forms of inference ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
562
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199282814
SKU
KSG0032431
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Jonathan Barnes
Jonathan Barnes was educated at the City of London School and at Balliol College. For 25 years he taught at Oxford, being a Fellow first of Oriel and then of Balliol. He then spent eight years at the University of Geneva. He is now professor of ancient philosophy at the Sorbonne. He is a Fellow of the British Academy, and ... Read more
Reviews for Truth, Etc.
Besides providing fresh discussions of many well-known pieces of ancient logical doctrine, Barnes discovers and follows several untrodden paths of research that sometimes lead him very far form the familiar roads. This he can do, often very convincingly, thanks to his complete control over an impressive wealth of primary sources. The book thus enriches the received canon of ancient logical ... Read more