Ockham’s Theory of Propositions: Part II of the Summa Logicae

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pp. viii 212.”In this work Ockham proposes a theory of simple predication, which he then uses in explicating the truth conditions of progressively more complicated kinds of propositions. His discussion includes what he takes to be the correct semantic treatment of quantified propositions, past tense and future tense propositions, and modal propositions, all of which are receiving much attention from contemporary philosophers. He also illustrates the use of exponential analysis to deal with propositions that prove troublesome in both semantic theory and other disciplines, such as metaphysics, physics, and theology. This type of analysis plays an essential role in his substantive philosophical and theological works, and in many cases then can hardly be understood without a prior acquaintance with this section of the Summa.”

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ISBN 0268014965
ISBN13 9780268014964
Number of pages 212
Original Title Ockham's Theory of Propositions: Part II of the Summa Logicae
Published Date 1980
Translators Alfred J Freddoso Henry Schuurman
Book Condition Good
Jacket Condition No Dustjacket
Binding Paperback
Size 8vo
Place of Publication Notre Dame
Edition First Edition
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pp. viii 212.”In this work Ockham proposes a theory of simple predication, which he then uses in explicating the truth conditions of progressively more complicated kinds of propositions. His discussion includes what he takes to be the correct semantic treatment of quantified propositions, past tense and future tense propositions, and modal propositions, all of which are receiving much attention from contemporary philosophers. He also illustrates the use of exponential analysis to deal with propositions that prove troublesome in both semantic theory and other disciplines, such as metaphysics, physics, and theology. This type of analysis plays an essential role in his substantive philosophical and theological works, and in many cases then can hardly be understood without a prior acquaintance with this section of the Summa.”

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