Analyticity (new Problems Of Philosophy)
by Cory Juhl /
2009 / English / PDF
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Analyticity, or the 'analytic/synthetic' distinction is one of
the most important and controversial problems in contemporary
philosophy. It is also essential to understanding many
developments in logic, philosophy of language, epistemology and
metaphysics. In this outstanding introduction to analyticity Cory
Juhl and Eric Loomis cover the following key topics:
Analyticity, or the 'analytic/synthetic' distinction is one of
the most important and controversial problems in contemporary
philosophy. It is also essential to understanding many
developments in logic, philosophy of language, epistemology and
metaphysics. In this outstanding introduction to analyticity Cory
Juhl and Eric Loomis cover the following key topics:The origins of analyticity in the philosophy of Hume and Kant
The origins of analyticity in the philosophy of Hume and KantCarnap's arguments concerning analyticity in the early
twentieth century
Carnap's arguments concerning analyticity in the early
twentieth centuryQuine's famous objections to analyticity in his classic 'Two
Dogmas of Empiricism' essay
Quine's famous objections to analyticity in his classic 'Two
Dogmas of Empiricism' essayThe relationship between analyticity and central issues in
metaphysics, such as ontology
The relationship between analyticity and central issues in
metaphysics, such as ontologyThe relationship between analyticity and epistemology
The relationship between analyticity and epistemologyAnalyticity in the context of the current debates in
philosophy, including mathematics and ontology
Analyticity in the context of the current debates in
philosophy, including mathematics and ontology
Throughout the book the authors show how many philosophical
controversies hinge on the problem of analyticity. Additional
features include chapter summaries, annotated further reading and
a glossary of technical terms making the book ideal to those
coming to the problem for the first time.
Throughout the book the authors show how many philosophical
controversies hinge on the problem of analyticity. Additional
features include chapter summaries, annotated further reading and
a glossary of technical terms making the book ideal to those
coming to the problem for the first time.
