Logical Properties: Identity, Existence, Predication, Necessity, Truth


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Logical Truth and Tarskian Logical Truth. Yet Colin McGinn believes that orthodox views of these topics are misguided in important ways. Identity, existence, predication, necessity, and truth are fundamental philosophical concerns. One part of this chapter readers may take issue with concerns the circularity-arguments in defense of claim ii. No keywords specified fix it. Find it on Scholar. Those who deny that existence is a property must deny the semantic parallel:

Yet Colin McGinn believes that orthodox views of these topics are misguided in important ways. Philosophers and logicians have often distorted the nature of these concepts in an attempt to define them according to preconceived ideas.

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Logical Properties aims to respect the ordinary ways we talk and think when we employ these concepts, while at the same time showing that they are far more interesting and peculiar than some have assumed; these notions correspond to real properties--logical properties--that challenge naturalistic metaphysical views. Written with a minimum of formal terminology, this book deals with logico-linguistic issues ;s well as ontological ones.

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The focus is on trying to get to the essence of the concept concerned, not merely finding some established notation for providing formal interpretations. It takes up and discusses topics in a sophisticated way suitable for those working in the area and is not intended primarily for novices in the subject. Having said that, it is well written and clear so that there is much that would be rewarding to non-specialists who wish to come to the subject.

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