To Be or Not to Be? Is that the Question?

And Other Studies in Ontology, Epistemology and Logic
Erscheinungsjahr 1999
ISBN: 978-90-420-0408-5
Verlag: Brill | Rodopi

Buch, Englisch, Band 66, 324 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 735 g

Reihe: Poznan Studies in the Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities

This volume may be of interest for all those who wish that philosophy had a scientific character. As an adherent of the Polish Lvov-Warsaw Philosophical School, the author of this collection of papers endeavours to clarify some basic notions of epistemology, ontology and psychology of cognitive acts, such as "judgment", "existence", "being" etc. In his investigations he refrains from unnecessary rejection of common-sense knowledge but at the same time searches for suitable patterns in contemporary sciences. Regarding formal logic as a fundamental tool for the precise expression and justification of thoughts, the author tries to clear logic from ontological commitments, shows how to construct logic of norms and how to use safely different definitions in research works. The book presents a new conception of antinomies and an innovatory approach to realistic epistemology. Moreover, some applications of logical methods are illustrated by examples of semantical analyses of the general notion of similarity and the biological concept of homology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gumanski, Leon

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface. The Elements of a Judgment and Existence. Traditional Logic and Existential Presuppositions. To Be Or Not To Be? Is That The Question? Some Remarks On Definitions. Logische und semantische Antinomien. A New Approach to Realistic Epistemology. Ausgewählte Probleme der deontischen Logik. An Attempt at the Definition of the Biological Concept of Homology. Similarity.