"This book is valuable as expounding in full a theory of meaning that has its roots in the work of Frege and has been of the widest influence. . . . The chief virtue of the book is its systematic character. From Frege to Quine most philosophical logicians have restricted themselves by piecemeal and
Meaning And Necessity - A Study In Semantics And Modal logic
β Scribed by Rudolf Carnap
- Publisher
- Clarke Press
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 217
- Category
- Library
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