Denying Existence: The Logic, Epistemology and Pragmatics of Negative Existentials and Fictional Discourse (Synthese Library) [Hardcover]

A. Chakrabarti (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0792343883 | ISBN-13: 978-0792343882 | Publication Date: November 30, 1997 | Edition: 1

This book tries to explore, in language as non-technical as possible, the deepest philosophical problems regarding the logical status of empty (singular) terms such as `Pegasus', `Batman', `The impossible staircase departs in Escher's painting `Ascending-Descending'+ etc., and regarding sentences which deny the existence of singled-out fictional entities. It will be fascinating for literary theorists with a flair for logic, to students of metaphysics and philosophy of language, and for historians of philosophy interested in the fate of the Russell-Meinong debate. For teachers of these aspects of analytic philosophy this will provide a textbook which goes beyond the Western tradition (without plunging into any mystical Eastern `Emptiness', which is what some previous comparative philosophers did!).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (November 30, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0792343883
• ISBN-13: 978-0792343882
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,144,598 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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