Quality and Concept (Clarendon Library of Logic & Philosophy) - Softcover

Bealer, George

 
9780198247265: Quality and Concept (Clarendon Library of Logic & Philosophy)

Synopsis

The aim of this book is to provide a unified theory of properties, relations, and propositions (PRPs). The author explores the two traditional conceptions of PRPs and shows how they can be captured by a single theory.

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"This could be one of the most important works in logic to appear in recent years. Bealer's thesis is simple yet challenging....The arguments are presented with utmost lucidity, rigor, and clarity. It is a beautiful, albeit quite difficult, book whose thesis must be confronted by logicians and mathematicians."--Choice "Rich in ideas and suggestions and will be stimulating to readers in several different areas of philosophy."--International Studies in Philosophy "This could be one of the most important works in logic to appear in recent years. Bealer's thesis is simple yet challenging....The arguments are presented with utmost lucidity, rigor, and clarity. It is a beautiful, albeit quite difficult, book whose thesis must be confronted by logicians and mathematicians."--Choice "Rich in ideas and suggestions and will be stimulating to readers in several different areas of philosophy."--International Studies in Philosophy "This could be one of the most important works in logic to appear in recent years. Bealer's thesis is simple yet challenging....The arguments are presented with utmost lucidity, rigor, and clarity. It is a beautiful, albeit quite difficult, book whose thesis must be confronted by logicians and mathematicians."--Choice "Rich in ideas and suggestions and will be stimulating to readers in several different areas of philosophy."--International Studies in Philosophy "This could be one of the most important works in logic to appear in recent years. Bealer's thesis is simple yet challenging....The arguments are presented with utmost lucidity, rigor, and clarity. It is a beautiful, albeit quite difficult, book whose thesis must be confronted by logicians and mathematicians."--Choice "Rich in ideas and suggestions and will be stimulating to readers in several different areas of philosophy."--International Studies in Philosophy

Synopsis

The aim of this book is to provide a unified theory of properties, relations, and propositions (PRPs). The author explores the two traditional conceptions of PRPs and shows how they can be captured by a single theory.

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Publisher: Clarendon Press, 1982
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