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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Fl©ıistad, Guttorm[Herausgeber]
• Wright, G. H[Herausgeber]

Titel

Tome 1 Philosophie du langage, Logique philosophique/Volume 1 Philosophy of language, Philosophical logic

Ist Teil von

• La philosophie contemporaine: Chroniques nouvelles / Contemporary philosophy: A new survey : 1

Ort / Verlag

Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands

Erscheinungsjahr

1981

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Contents/Table des mati©·res -- One/Premi©·re Partie Philosophy of language/Philosophie du langage -- The place of the philosophy of language -- The theory of meaning in analytical philosophy -- Semantics: A revolt against Frege -- Wittgenstein et la philosophie du langage -- Richard Montague and the logical analysis of language -- Constructing a pragmatic foundation for semantics -- �́�Logique herm©♭neutique�́�? -- Two/Deuxi©·me Partie Philosophical logic/Logique philosophique -- Philosophical aspects of proof theory -- Modal logic, modal semantics and their applications -- Conditionals and possible worlds -- Entailment and the disjunctive syllogism -- Choice, chance, and credence -- Abbreviations used by some contributors -- Index of names -- Index of subjects
• The present publication is a continuation of two earlier series of chronicles, Philosophy in the Mid-Century (Firenze 1958/59) and Contemporary Philosophy (Firenze 1968), edited by Raymond KJibansky. As with the earlier series the present chronicles purport to give a survey of significant trends in contemporary philosophi℗Ư cal discussion. The time space covered by the present series is (approximately) 1966-1978. The need for such surveys has, I believe, increased rather than decreased over the last years. The philosophical scene appears, for various reasons, more complex than ever before. The continuing process of specialization in most branches, the emergence of new schools of thought, particularly in philosophical logic and the philosophy of language, the convergence of interest (though not necessarily of opinion) of different traditions upon certain prob℗Ư lems, and the increasing attention being paid to the history of philosophy in discussions of contemporary problems are the most important contributory factors. Surveys of the present kind are a valuable source of knowledge of this complexity and may as such be an assistance in renewing the understanding of one's own philosophical problems. The surveys, it is to be hoped, may also help to strengthen the Socratic element of modem philosophy, the dialogue or Kommu nikationsgemeinschajt. So far, four volumes have been prepared for the new series. The present chronicles in the Philosophy of Language and Philosophi℗Ư cal Logic (Vol. I), are followed by chronicles in the Philosophy of Science (Vol. II), and Philosophy of Action (Vol