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Treatise on Basic Philosophy: Volume 1
Mario Bunge (McGill University, Montreal, Canada)
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Paperback. Series: Treatise on Basic Philosophy. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education. .
In this Introduction we shall sketch a profile of our field of inquiry. This is necessary because semantics is too often mistaken for lexicography and therefore dismissed as trivial, while at other times it is disparaged for being concerned with reputedly shady characters such as meaning and allegedly defunct ones like truth. Moreover our special concern, the semantics of science, is a newcomer - at least as a systematic body - and therefore in need of an introduction. l. GOAL Semantics is the field of inquiry centrally concerned with meaning and truth. It can be empirical or nonempirical. When brought ... Read more
In this Introduction we shall sketch a profile of our field of inquiry. This is necessary because semantics is too often mistaken for lexicography and therefore dismissed as trivial, while at other times it is disparaged for being concerned with reputedly shady characters such as meaning and allegedly defunct ones like truth. Moreover our special concern, the semantics of science, is a newcomer - at least as a systematic body - and therefore in need of an introduction. l. GOAL Semantics is the field of inquiry centrally concerned with meaning and truth. It can be empirical or nonempirical. When brought ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
Series
Treatise on Basic Philosophy
Number of Pages
186
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789027705723
SKU
V9789027705723
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