|
|
|||
|
||||
OverviewIn this volume, seven experts in logic and semantics examine reasons for using the intensional operator approach over the variable binding approach and vice versa. In logic and semantics there are two alternative tools that can be applied to many types of embedding phrases (modal, temporal, etc): the intensional operator approach and the variable binding approach. A rivalry between operators and quantifiers occurs in many areas of semantics: e.g. tense, modality, locational operators, epistemic modality. There are areas where the operator approach dominates, and areas where quantifiers prevail. Sometimes, as in the case of tense, roles have switched, and where one approach used to dominate, the other has taken over. This volume features contributions from leading experts in the field that examine the following questions: what exactly is at stake in a choice between the alternatives? are there any principled reasons for deciding which approach to use in which case? should we be purists and eliminate one approach completely in favour of the other? Operators vs Quantifiers will be a key resource for academics, researchers, and advanced students of philosophy, linguistics, computer science and mathematics. This book was originally published as a special issue of Inquiry. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Max Kölbel (University of Vienna, Austria) , David Rey (Universidad del Valle, Colombia)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.489kg ISBN: 9781032580951ISBN 10: 103258095 Pages: 170 Publication Date: 01 December 2023 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Are quantifiers intensional operators? 2. Binding bound variables in epistemic contexts 3. Operators vs. quantifiers: the view from linguistics 4. Confessions of a schmentencite: towards an explicit semantics 5. Positing covert variables and the quantifier theory of tense 6. Looking backwards in type logicReviewsAuthor InformationMax Kölbel is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Vienna, Austria. David Rey is Assistant Professor at the Department of Philosophy of Universidad del Valle, Colombia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |