Strawson has supplied a new introduction for this reissue of his modern classic, originally published in 1974. This text explores two conceptions of subject and predicate; one of which lies at the core of standard logic and another more closely relates to surface forms of natural language.
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"P.F. Strawson's stature in recent and contemporary philosophy is enormous." -- A.C. Grayling, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK
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P.F. Strawson is Waynflete Professor Emeritus of Metaphysical Philosophy at University College, Oxford, UK.
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It is a commonplace that a certain kind of combination - which we call 'predication' - has a fundamental position in our current logic. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
complementary predication, indicating propositional combination, priori sketches, identificatory force, propositional indication, logical subjection, minor linkage, different particular instances, variable grammar, character specification, semantic outcome, essential grammar, radical broadening, major linkage, actual grammars, identifying knowledge, expression specifying, nominal phrases, semantic item, directed relations, identifying reference, negative predicates, old sentences, semantic character Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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complementary predication, indicating propositional combination, priori sketches, identificatory force, propositional indication, logical subjection, minor linkage, different particular instances, variable grammar, character specification, semantic outcome, essential grammar, radical broadening, major linkage, actual grammars, identifying knowledge, expression specifying, nominal phrases, semantic item, directed relations, identifying reference, negative predicates, old sentences, semantic character Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Reference and Generality: An Examination of Some Medieval and Modern Theories by Peter Thomas Geach on page 7, and page 55
- Logic Matters by P. T Geach on page 7, and page 55
- Proper Names (Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics) by Emmanuel Levinas on page 47
- Ontological Relativity by W. V. Quine on page 10
- Aspects of the Theory of Syntax by Noam Chomsky on page 108
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- From Naming to Saying: The Unity of the Proposition by Martha I. Gibson on 11 pages
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- The Philosophy of P.F. Strawson (Vol. 26) (Library of Living Philosophers) by P.F. Strawson on 5 pages
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