New Essays on Tarski and Philosophy

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Logic
Cover of the book New Essays on Tarski and Philosophy by , OUP Oxford
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9780191608834
Publisher: OUP Oxford Publication: September 18, 2008
Imprint: OUP Oxford Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9780191608834
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication: September 18, 2008
Imprint: OUP Oxford
Language: English

New Essays on Tarski and Philosophy aims to show the way to a proper understanding of the philosophical legacy of the great logician, mathematician, and philosopher Alfred Tarski (1902-1983). The contributors are an international group of scholars, some expert in the historical background and context of Tarski's work, others specializing in aspects of his philosophical development, others more interested in understanding Tarski in the light of contemporary thought. The essays can be seen as addressing Tarski's seminal treatment of four basic questions about logical consequence. (1) How are we to understand truth, one of the notions in terms of which logical consequence is explained? What is it that is preserved in valid inference, or that such inference allows us to discover new claims to have on the basis of old? (2) Among what kinds of things does the relation of logical consequence hold? (3) Given answers to the first two questions, what is involved in the consequence relationship itself? What is the preservation at work in 'truth preservation'? (4) Finally, what do truth and consequence so construed have to do with meaning?

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

New Essays on Tarski and Philosophy aims to show the way to a proper understanding of the philosophical legacy of the great logician, mathematician, and philosopher Alfred Tarski (1902-1983). The contributors are an international group of scholars, some expert in the historical background and context of Tarski's work, others specializing in aspects of his philosophical development, others more interested in understanding Tarski in the light of contemporary thought. The essays can be seen as addressing Tarski's seminal treatment of four basic questions about logical consequence. (1) How are we to understand truth, one of the notions in terms of which logical consequence is explained? What is it that is preserved in valid inference, or that such inference allows us to discover new claims to have on the basis of old? (2) Among what kinds of things does the relation of logical consequence hold? (3) Given answers to the first two questions, what is involved in the consequence relationship itself? What is the preservation at work in 'truth preservation'? (4) Finally, what do truth and consequence so construed have to do with meaning?

More books from OUP Oxford

Cover of the book International Capital Markets by
Cover of the book Oxford Handbook of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology by
Cover of the book Re-Forming Capitalism by
Cover of the book European Pain Management by
Cover of the book Faith and Wisdom in Science by
Cover of the book The Selected Letters of Charles Dickens by
Cover of the book Poetics by
Cover of the book Costing Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder by
Cover of the book Beyond the Ancient Quarrel by
Cover of the book How to Count Animals, more or less by
Cover of the book Explanation in Ethics and Mathematics by
Cover of the book Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine by
Cover of the book Translation as Citation by
Cover of the book International Environmental Law, Policy, and Ethics by
Cover of the book The Oxford Handbook of Universal Grammar by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy