Overview
This book is the first edited collection of papers on the work of one of the most seminal and profound contemporary philosophers. Over the last five decades, Kit Fine has made thought-provoking and innovative contributions to several areas of systematic philosophy, including philosophy of language, metaphysics, and the philosophy of mathematics, as well as to a number of topics in philosophical logic. These contributions have helped reshape the agendas of those fields and have given fresh impetus to a number of perennial debates. Fine's work is distinguished by its technical sophistication, philosophical breadth, and independence from current orthodoxy. A blend of sound common-sense combined with a virtuosity in argumentation and constructive thinking is part and parcel of Kit Fine's lasting contributions to current trends in analytic philosophy.Researchers and students in philosophy, logic, linguistics, and cognitive science will benefit alike from these critical contributions to Fine's novel theories on meaning and representation, arbitrary objects, essence, ontological realism, and the metaphysics of modality, and will come away with a better understanding of the issues within contemporary analytic philosophy with which they deal.
Full Product Details
Author: Mircea Dumitru (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Bucharest)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.80cm
, Height: 3.30cm
, Length: 24.10cm
Weight: 0.906kg
ISBN: 9780199652624
ISBN 10: 0199652627
Pages: 544
Publication Date: 29 October 2020
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
A signifcant contribution to the existing literature ... I strongly recommend this book and believe that its place is in the library of each and every philosophy department. * Gaétan Bovey, Metascience * I strongly recommend this book and believe that its place is in the library of each and every philosophy department. . . . Fine's replies consist of a fertile ground to shape the horizon of philosophical investigations in the coming years. * Gaétan Bovey, Metascience * Researchers and students in philosophy, logic, linguistics, and cognitive science will benefit alike from these critical contributions to Fine's novel theories on meaning and representation, arbitrary objects, essence, ontological realism, and the metaphysics of modality, and will come away with a better understanding of the issues within contemporary analytic philosophy with which they deal. * zbMATH Open *
A signifcant contribution to the existing literature ... I strongly recommend this book and believe that its place is in the library of each and every philosophy department. * Ga´etan Bovey, Metascience * I strongly recommend this book and believe that its place is in the library of each and every philosophy department. . . . Fine's replies consist of a fertile ground to shape the horizon of philosophical investigations in the coming years. * Ga´etan Bovey, Metascience * Researchers and students in philosophy, logic, linguistics, and cognitive science will benefit alike from these critical contributions to Fine's novel theories on meaning and representation, arbitrary objects, essence, ontological realism, and the metaphysics of modality, and will come away with a better understanding of the issues within contemporary analytic philosophy with which they deal. * zbMATH Open *
Researchers and students in philosophy, logic, linguistics, and cognitive science will benefit alike from these critical contributions to Fine's novel theories on meaning and representation, arbitrary objects, essence, ontological realism, and the metaphysics of modality, and will come away with a better understanding of the issues within contemporary analytic philosophy with which they deal. * zbMATH Open *
Author Information
Mircea Dumitru is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bucharest. He is also Rector of the University of Bucharest and Visiting Professor at Beijing Normal University. He has previously held the position of President of the European Society of Analytic Philosophy and is currently the President of the International Institute of Philosophy. His research focuses on philosophical logic, metaphysics, and philosophy of language.
