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Author:   F. Waismann ,  R. Harri ,  G. P. Baker
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   Second Edition 1997
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 3.70cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.572kg
ISBN:  

9780333630549

ISBN 10:   0333630548
Pages:   422
Publication Date:   06 February 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition - Preface to the First Edition - PART 1: THE TRANSITION FROM THE CLASSICAL TO THE LINGUISTIC VIEW OF PHILOSOPHY - The Nature of a Philosophical Problem - Examples of Philosophical Problems and Their Solutions - Is There a priori Knowledge? - Grammatical Models - Appendix to Part 1 - PART 2: ELEMENTS OF A PHILOSOPHICAL GRAMMAR - Introduction - The Causal Interpretation of Language - What is a Rule? - Meaning - Different Types of Explanation - Names - Names of Species - Problems of Communication - Structural Description - What is a Proposition? - The Theory of the Common Structure - Meaning and Verification - Some Remarks on the Concepts 'to be able', 'to know', 'to understand' - Combinations of Propositions - The Logical Calculus - Towards a Logic of Questions - Index

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'Smoothly lucid, open, unidiosyncratic, presentation of ideas.' - The Spectator 'The best introductory book yet written about modern philosophy.' - Cambridge Review

'Smoothly lucid, open, unidiosyncratic, presentation of ideas.' - The Spectator 'The best introductory book yet written about modern philosophy.' - Cambridge Review

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