Language and the Pursuit of Truth
Author : John Wilson
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File Size : 34,56 MB
Release : 1958
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Author : John Wilson
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File Size : 34,56 MB
Release : 1958
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Author : John Wilson
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Page : 105 pages
File Size : 26,89 MB
Release : 1967
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Author : John Wilson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 26,7 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Language and languages
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Author : John Wilson
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 40,61 MB
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Author : John Wilson (filosoof)
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Page : 105 pages
File Size : 27,99 MB
Release : 1956
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Author : Willard Van Orman Quine
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 19,72 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780674739505
In Pursuit of Truth W. V. Quine gives us his latest word on issues to which he has devoted many years. As he says in the preface: "In these pages I have undertaken to update, sum up, and clarify my variously intersecting views on cognitive meaning, objective reference, and the grounds of knowledge?'The pursuit of truth is a quest that links observation, theory, and the world. Various faulty efforts to forge such links have led to much intellectual confusion. Quine's efforts to get beyond the confusion begin by rejecting the very idea of binding together word and thing, rejecting the focus on the isolated word. For him, observation sentences and theoretical sentences are the alpha and omega ofthe scientific enterprise. Notions like "idea" and "meaning" are vague, but a sentence-now there's something you can sink your teeth into. Starting thus with sentences, Quine sketches an epistemological setting for the pursuit of truth. He proceeds to show how reification and reference contribute to the elaborate structure that can indeed relate science to its sensory evidence.In this book Quine both summarizes and moves ahead. Rich, lively chapters dissect his major concerns-evidence, reference, meaning, intension, and truth. "Some points;' he writes, "have become clearer in my mind in the eight years since Theories and Things. Some that were already clear in my mind have become clearer on paper. And there are some that have meanwhile undergone substantive change for the better." This is a key book for understanding the effort that a major philosopher has made a large part of his life's work: to naturalize epistemology in the twentieth century. The book is concise and elegantly written, as one would expect, and does not assume the reader's previous acquaintance with Quine's writings. Throughout, it is marked by Quine's wit and economy of style.
Author : John Wilson
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Page : 105 pages
File Size : 20,75 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Language and languages
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Author : Alfred Jules Ayer
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 20,26 MB
Release : 2012-04-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0486113094
"A delightful book … I should like to have written it myself." — Bertrand Russell First published in 1936, this first full-length presentation in English of the Logical Positivism of Carnap, Neurath, and others has gone through many printings to become a classic of thought and communication. It not only surveys one of the most important areas of modern thought; it also shows the confusion that arises from imperfect understanding of the uses of language. A first-rate antidote for fuzzy thought and muddled writing, this remarkable book has helped philosophers, writers, speakers, teachers, students, and general readers alike. Mr. Ayers sets up specific tests by which you can easily evaluate statements of ideas. You will also learn how to distinguish ideas that cannot be verified by experience — those expressing religious, moral, or aesthetic experience, those expounding theological or metaphysical doctrine, and those dealing with a priori truth. The basic thesis of this work is that philosophy should not squander its energies upon the unknowable, but should perform its proper function in criticism and analysis.
Author : Er Gen
Publisher : WWW.WEBNOVEL.COM (Cloudary Holdings Limited)
Page : 990 pages
File Size : 49,88 MB
Release : 2017-09-20
Category : Young Adult Fiction
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Su Ming grew up dreaming about becoming a Berserker even though he knew that the chances of him becoming one were close to nil. One day, he found a strange piece of debris, and it allowed him to walk the path of becoming a Berserker. But would it be enough for Su Ming to become just another Berserker to protect those he cares about? Would he be satisfied with leaving everything in fate's hands? *This novel was originally named Beseech the Devil, but due to the author's wishes, it was changed to Pursuit of the Truth.
Author : Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
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File Size : 24,87 MB
Release : 2003-03
Category : Philosophers
ISBN : 9788121603904
In This Significant Book Dr.Radhakrishnan Comes Nearest To Talking About Himself And Yet, As Was His Wont, Instead Of Narrating The Events Of His Life He Gives Us A Peep Into His Soul His Thoughts And Self-Development-And Makes Us Concious Of Our Own Destiny.