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Alessandro . Ed(S): Torza - Quantifiers, Quantifiers, and Quantifiers: Themes in Logic, Metaphysics, and Language - 9783319183619 - V9783319183619
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Quantifiers, Quantifiers, and Quantifiers: Themes in Logic, Metaphysics, and Language

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Description for Quantifiers, Quantifiers, and Quantifiers: Themes in Logic, Metaphysics, and Language Hardback. Editor(s): Torza, Alessandro. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 534 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPL; PBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 961.

This volume covers a wide range of topics that fall under the 'philosophy of quantifiers', a philosophy that spans across multiple areas such as logic, metaphysics, epistemology and even the history of philosophy. It discusses the import of quantifier variance in the model theory of mathematics. It advances an argument for the uniqueness of quantifier meaning in terms of Evert Beth’s notion of implicit definition and clarifies the oldest explicit formulation of quantifier variance: the one proposed by Rudolf Carnap.

The volume further examines what it means that a quantifier can have multiple meanings and addresses how existential vagueness can induce vagueness ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
534
Condition
New
Series
Synthese Library
Number of Pages
526
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319183619
SKU
V9783319183619
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Ref
99-15

About Alessandro . Ed(S): Torza
Alessandro Torza received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Boston University. He is currently an Associate Research Fellow at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He works in metaphysics and neighboring areas, especially the philosophy of logic and language.

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