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Forms of Thought: A Study in Philosophical Logic

Forms of Thought: A Study in Philosophical Logic

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Publisher's Synopsis

Forms of thought are involved whenever we name, describe, or identify things, and whenever we distinguish between what is, might be, or must be the case. It appears to be a distinctive feature of human thought that we can have modal thoughts, about what might be possible or necessary, and conditional thoughts, about what would or might be the case if something else were the case. Even the simplest thoughts are structured like sentences, containing referential and predicative elements, and studying these structures is the main task of philosophical logic. This clear and accessible book investigates the forms of thought, drawing out and focusing on the central logical notions of reference, predication, identity, modality and conditionality. It will be useful to students and other interested readers in epistemology and metaphysics, philosophy of mind and language, and philosophical logic.

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Book information

ISBN: 9781107001251
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 160
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 226
Weight: 458g
Height: 230mm
Width: 159mm
Spine width: 19mm