Properties and Propositions: The Metaphysics of Higher-Order Logic

ISBN-13: 9781108814102 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 239 str.

Robert (University of York) Trueman

Opis

Articulates and defends a novel theory of properties and propositions, based on Frege's insight that properties are not objects.

Recenzje

'This is just the sort of book I like. Trueman enters one of the most notorious of philosophical swamps - Frege's puzzle of the concept horse - and emerges triumphant at the other end, in an outstanding display of clarity, rigor, and philosophical sense. And that's just the beginning. Trueman goes on to generalize his resolution of the puzzle to a satisfying and wide-ranging philosophy of logic; all of this while remaining pleasingly attentive to historical sources and writing wonderful prose. Properties and Propositions is sure to be a standard reference for years to come.' Agustín Rayo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Substitution in a Sense; 2. The Term/Predicate Distinction; 3. Ramsey's Challenge; 4. Two Types of Reference; 5. The Reference Principle; 6. Fregean Realism; 7. Fregean Nominalism; 8. Some ; 9. The Concept Horse Paradox; 10. The Metaphysics Exam; 11. States of A airs; 12. The Prenective View of Propositional Content; 13. On Content and Object; 14. The Identity Theory of Truth; References; Index.