Language and Philosophical Problems

Name: Language and Philosophical Problems
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

This work examines problems about mind, meaning and mathematics rooted in preconceptions of language. Philosophical claims made by theorists of meaning are shown to be connected with common views about certain mathematical ideas or methods. > Language and Philosophical Problems investigates problems about mind, meaning and mathematics rooted in preconceptions of language. It deals in particular with problems which are connected with our tendency to be misled by certain prevailing views and preconceptions about language. Philosophical claims made by theorists of meaning are scrutinized and shown to be connected with common views about the nature of certain mathematical notions and methods. Drawing in particular on Wittgenstein's ideas, Sren Stenlund demonstrates a strategy for tracing out and resolving conceptual and philosophical problems. By a critical examination of examples from different areas of philosophy, he shows that many problems arise through the transgression of the li;