A. Chakrabarti

Denying Existence (eBook, PDF)

The Logic, Epistemology and Pragmatics of Negative Existentials and Fictional Discourse

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Netherlands
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789401712231
• Artikelnr.: 44055421

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Puzzle of Singular Existence-Denials.- 1: The Scaffolding for a Solution.- 2: The Logical Form of Existence-Assertions.- 3: Singular Death-Sentences.- 4: An Enquiry into the Meaning and Truth of Fictional Discourse.- 5: Deeper Troubles with Fiction: Reference, Emotion and Indeterminacy.- 6: Appearing Unreals.- 7: The Marvel of the Master-Game.- 8: Concluding Unsemantic Postscript.- Appendix: The Problem of the Nonexistent in Indian Philosophy of Logic and Language.- A1: The Rabbit-horn in an Ancient Indian Debate.- A2: Primary Reality and Nominal Being: Bhartrhari's Theory of Linguistic Constructs.- A3: Further Vicissitudes in the Life of the Horned Rabbit: Udayana versus the Buddhists.- A4: Does Udayana Pose a Threat to the Games Approach?.- A5: Do Nonexistent Objects Find a Place in the "New Logic" of Absences?.- Index of Names.