Speaking Of Abstract Objects
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Abstract Objects
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Author : José L. Falguera
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-05-08
Abstract Objects written by José L. Falguera and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-08 with Philosophy categories.
This volume examines the question “Do abstract objects exist?”, presenting new work from contributing authors across different branches of philosophy. The introduction overviews philosophical debate which considers: what objects qualify as abstract, what do we mean by the word "exist” and indeed, what evidence should count in favor or against the thesis that abstract objects exist. Through subsequent chapters readers will discover the ubiquity of abstract objects as each philosophical field is considered. Given the ubiquitous use of expressions that purportedly refer to abstract objects, we think that it is relevant to attend to the controversy between those who want to advocate the existence of abstract objects and those who stand against them. Contributions to this volume depict positions and debates that directly or indirectly involve taking one position or other about abstract objects of different kinds and categories. The volume provides a variety of samples of how positions for or against abstract objects can be used in different areas of philosophy in relation to different matters.
Reference To Abstract Objects In Discourse
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Author : Nicholas Asher
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 1993-04-30
Reference To Abstract Objects In Discourse written by Nicholas Asher and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-04-30 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This volume is about abstract objects and the ways we refer to them in natural language. Asher develops a semantical and metaphysical analysis of these entities in two stages. The first reflects the rich ontology of abstract objects necessitated by the forms of language in which we think and speak. A second level of analysis maps the ontology of natural language metaphysics onto a sparser domain--a more systematic realm of abstract objects that are fully analyzed. This second level reflects the commitments of real metaphysics. The models for these commitments assign truth conditions to natural language discourse. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
God And Abstract Objects
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Author : William Lane Craig
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-09-05
God And Abstract Objects written by William Lane Craig and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-05 with Philosophy categories.
This book is an exploration and defense of the coherence of classical theism’s doctrine of divine aseity in the face of the challenge posed by Platonism with respect to abstract objects. A synoptic work in analytic philosophy of religion, the book engages discussions in philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of language, metaphysics, and metaontology. It addresses absolute creationism, non-Platonic realism, fictionalism, neutralism, and alternative logics and semantics, among other topics. The book offers a helpful taxonomy of the wide range of options available to the classical theist for dealing with the challenge of Platonism. It probes in detail the diverse views on the reality of abstract objects and their compatibility with classical theism. It contains a most thorough discussion, rooted in careful exegesis, of the biblical and patristic basis of the doctrine of divine aseity. Finally, it challenges the influential Quinean metaontological theses concerning the way in which we make ontological commitments.
Abstract Objects And The Semantics Of Natural Language
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Author : Friederike Moltmann
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2013-03-28
Abstract Objects And The Semantics Of Natural Language written by Friederike Moltmann and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-28 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Friederike Moltmann presents an original approach to philosophical issues to do with abstract objects. She focuses on natural language, and finds that reference to abstract objects such as properties, numbers, and propositions is much more restricted than is generally thought, and she offers a substantially new ontological picture.
Speaking Of Abstract Objects
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Author : Andrea Sereni
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Speaking Of Abstract Objects written by Andrea Sereni and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with categories.
Abstract Objects
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Author : E. Zalta
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Abstract Objects written by E. Zalta and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Philosophy categories.
In this book, I attempt to lay the axiomatic foundations of metaphysics by developing and applying a (formal) theory of abstract objects. The cornerstones include a principle which presents precise conditions under which there are abstract objects and a principle which says when apparently distinct such objects are in fact identical. The principles are constructed out of a basic set of primitive notions, which are identified at the end of the Introduction, just before the theorizing begins. The main reason for producing a theory which defines a logical space of abstract objects is that it may have a great deal of explanatory power. It is hoped that the data explained by means of the theory will be of interest to pure and applied metaphysicians, logicians and linguists, and pure and applied epistemologists. The ideas upon which the theory is based are not essentially new. They can be traced back to Alexius Meinong and his student, Ernst Mally, the two most influential members of a school of philosophers and psychologists working in Graz in the early part of the twentieth century. They investigated psychological, abstract and non-existent objects - a realm of objects which weren't being taken seriously by Anglo-American philoso phers in the Russell tradition. I first took the views of Meinong and Mally seriously in a course on metaphysics taught by Terence Parsons at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst in the Fall of 1978. Parsons had developed an axiomatic version of Meinong's naive theory of objects.
Art And Abstract Objects
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Author : Christy Mag Uidhir
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2012
Art And Abstract Objects written by Christy Mag Uidhir and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Art categories.
Art and Abstract Objects presents a lively philosophical exchange between the philosophy of art and core areas of philosophy. A team of contributors examine the ontological nature of repeatable artworks—such as plays, novels, and films—as abstract objects, which are immaterial, causally inert, and outside space-time.
Abstract Objects Ideal Forms And Works Of Art
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Author : Robert Rose-Coutré
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2006-11-07
Abstract Objects Ideal Forms And Works Of Art written by Robert Rose-Coutré and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-11-07 with Philosophy categories.
Joining philosophy of language with phenomenological aesthetics, this book defines the epistemological status of abstract objects and works of art. Beginning with a provocative conversation between Socrates, Plato, Wittgenstein, and Jung, the book introduces the concept, and coins the term, "Platonic Inductive Fallacy," deriving from a cycle of language games. The author then invokes Robert Stalnaker to clarify the difference between real and actual objects, which gives new insight into the epistemology of abstract objects. Armed with defined abstract objects, the reader is taken through a fascinating journey from 1890s aestheticism to present-day phenomenological aesthetics. The book clearly establishes principles and methods for defining works of art, and applies them to two versions of a Henry James novella. The clear definitions and inventive methods, supported with impressive, detailed research, lead to compelling and well-taken conclusions. This journey pays off with important and exciting results.
How To Refer To Abstract Objects
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Author : James Edgar Davies
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
How To Refer To Abstract Objects written by James Edgar Davies and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.
Consider the statement "7 + 5 = 12". It appears to be true. Moreover, it appears to entail that something is identical to 7 + 5. But this thing that is identical to 7 + 5 does not appear to be located in space or time - where and when would we find it? Nor does it appear to enter into any causal interactions - what causes can influence it, and what events has it produced? Mathematical platonism is the view that all these intuitive appearances are correct: many of our mathematical statements are true statements about non-spatiotemporal and non-causal objects, or as philosophers say, abstract objects. Mathematical platonism stands in direct tension with many contemporary theories about how our thoughts and utterances can be about mind-independent objects, as most of those theories explain how we can think and speak about such objects in causal terms. This observation gives rise to the following argument, which I call the 'semantic argument against mathematical platonism'. For our any one of our expressions to refer to an object o, it must be possible for o to stand in at least one causal relation. It is impossible for abstract mathematical objects to stand in causal relations. Therefore reference to abstract mathematical objects is impossible. But if reference to abstract mathematical objects is impossible, then hardly any of our mathematical statements are true - at least when read at face value. This substantially undermines mathematical platonism. This dissertation defends mathematical platonism against the semantic argument. It has four chapters and a brief conclusion. I ultimately describe a package of views that may allow the platonist to resist the semantic argument. In particular this package of views allows the platonist to claim that not only can we refer to abstract mathematical objects, but we can refer singularly to them. Hence not only are apparent mathematical truths like "7 + 5 = 12" indeed true, but they say what they appear to say.
Speaking Of Events
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Author : James Higginbotham
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2000-04-13
Speaking Of Events written by James Higginbotham and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-04-13 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
In recent years the idea that an adequate semantics of ordinary language calls for some theory of events has sparked considerable debate among linguists and philosophers. Speaking of Events offers a vivid and up-to-date indication of this debate, with emphasis precisely on the interplay between linguistic applications and philosophical implications. Each chapter has been written expressly for this volume by leading authors in the field, including Nicholas Asher, Pier Marco Bertinetto, Johannes Brandl, Denis Delfitto, Regine Eckardt, James Higginbotham, Alessandro Lenci, Terence Parsons, Alice ter Meulen, and Henk Verkuyl.