Grammar in Early Twentieth-Century Philosophy

Name: Grammar in Early Twentieth-Century Philosophy
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

This book is a systematic and historical exploration of the philosophical significance of grammar. It looks at the sustained philosophical reflection on the nature of grammar that was so evident at the beginning of the twentieth century. > This book is a systematic and historical exploration of the philosophical significance of grammar. In the first half of the twentieth century, and in particular in the writings of Frege, Husserl, Russell, Carnap and Wittgenstein, there was sustained philosophical reflection on the nature of grammar, and on the relevance of grammar to metaphysics, logic and science. > Introduction: Proposition and World Richard Gaskin\n1. Frege and the grammar of truth\nRichard Mendelsohn 2. Categories, constructions and congruence: Husserl's tactics of meaning\nPeter Simons\n3. Logical form, general sentences, and Russell's path to 'on denoting' James Levine 4. Grammar, ontology, and truth in Russell and Bradley Stewart Candlish 5. A few more remarks on.