Philosophy of Logic : : Second Edition / / Willard Van Orman Quine.

With his customary incisiveness, W. V. Quine presents logic as the product of two factors, truth and grammar—but argues against the doctrine that the logical truths are true because of grammar or language. Rather, in presenting a general theory of grammar and discussing the boundaries and possible e...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999
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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [1986]
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Year of Publication:1986
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (128 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
PREFACE, 1886 --
CONTENTS --
1 MEANING AND TRUTH --
2 GRAMMAR --
3 TRUTH --
4 LOGICAL TRUTH --
5 THE SCOPE OF LOGIC --
6 DEVIANT LOGICS --
7 THE GROUND OF LOGICAL TRUTH --
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Summary:With his customary incisiveness, W. V. Quine presents logic as the product of two factors, truth and grammar—but argues against the doctrine that the logical truths are true because of grammar or language. Rather, in presenting a general theory of grammar and discussing the boundaries and possible extensions of logic, Quine argues that logic is not a mere matter of words.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780674042445
9783110442212
DOI:10.4159/9780674042445?locatt=mode:legacy
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Willard Van Orman Quine.