To Be Or Not To Be Is That The Question And Other Studies In Ontology Epistemology And Logic

Author : Leon Gumański
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9042004088

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To be Or Not to Be? Is that the Question? And Other Studies in Ontology, Epistemology and Logic by Leon Gumański Pdf

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.

Author : Leon Gumański
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 352 pages
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Release : 2023-03-27
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9789004457669

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To Be Or Not to Be? Is That the Question? by Leon Gumański Pdf

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.

Author : Jacek Malinowski,Andrzej Pietruszczak
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9789042021303

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Essays in Logic and Ontology by Jacek Malinowski,Andrzej Pietruszczak Pdf

The aim of this book is to present essays centered upon the subjects of Formal Ontology and Logical Philosophy. The idea of investigating philosophical problems by means of logical methods was intensively promoted in Torun by the Department of Logic of Nicolaus Copernicus University during last decade. Another aim of this book is to present to the philosophical and logical audience the activities of the Torunian Department of Logic during this decade. The papers in this volume contain the results concerning Logic and Logical Philosophy, obtained within the confines of the projects initiated by the Department of Logic and other research projects in which the Torunian Department of Logic took part.

Author : Kazimierz Twardowski
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9042007885

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On Actions, Products and Other Topics in Philosophy by Kazimierz Twardowski Pdf

Kazimierz Twardowski (20/10/1866, Vienna - 11/02/1938, Lvov) is most commonly known as the teacher of great philosophers and the founder of the Lvov-Warsaw School. As a philosopher however, he is primarily remembered for his famous comparison of the contents and objects of various kinds of representations, a comparison that remains enshrined in European thought. In fact, he attained important results in many other branches of philosophy as well. For instance, in (descriptive) ontology, he laid the foundations for the modern theory of formal structure of objects, and he introduced the theoretically fruitful pair of terms, action-product. In epistemology, he developed a profound analysis of the notion and criteria of truth; and he provided a forceful account of the errors underlying relativist theories of truth. In methodology, he drew an explicit distinction between the processes of discovering, systematising, and grounding in science, and he offered accurate descriptions of the nature of psychology and other humanities. In (philosophical) logic, he offered decisive arguments on behalf of the idiogenetic conception of judgement, and he improved the traditional typology of adjectives. These achievements are of significance that is not only historical. Kazimierz Twardowski's work, formulated in plain, precise language, are instructive and inspiring for contemporary students of philosophy.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 247 pages
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Release : 2022-06-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004457751

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Quine by Anonim Pdf

From the contents: Naturalistic epistemology, murder and suicide? But what about the promises! (Ton Derksen). - Naturalism and rationality (Christopher Hookway). - Quine's hypothetical theory of language learning: a comparison of different conceptualschemes of their logic (Mia Gosselin). - Quine and innate similarity spaces (Jaap van Brakel). - Quine and Davidson on the structure of empirical knowledge (Dirk Koppelberg). - Empathy and charity (Eva Picardi). - Quine: indeterminacy, 'robust realism', and truth (Sandra Laugier). - Quine and Putnam on conceptual relativity and reference: theft or honest toil? (Roger Vergauwen).

Author : Adolfo García de la Sienra
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9042012129

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The Rationality of Theism by Adolfo García de la Sienra Pdf

This is a controversial collection of brand new papers by some outstanding philosophers and scholars. Its aim is to offer comprehensive theistic replies to the traditional arguments against the existence of God.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004457782

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The Rationality of Theism by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jan Faye,Uwe Scheffler,Max Urchs
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Events (Philosophy)
ISBN : 9042015330

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Things, Facts and Events by Jan Faye,Uwe Scheffler,Max Urchs Pdf

The volume deals with ontological and semantical issues concerning things, facts and events. Ontology tells us about what there is, whereas semantics provides answers to how we refer to what there is. Basic ontological categories are commonly accepted along with basic linguistic types, and linguistic types are accepted as basic if and because they refer to acknowledged ontological categories. In that sense, both disciplines are concerned with structure - the structure of the world and the structure of our language. An extended introduction overviews the topic as a whole, presenting in detail its history and the main contemporary approaches and discussions. More than 20 contributions by internationally acknowledged scholars make the volume a comprehensive study of some very fundamental philosophical entities.

Author : Wolfgang Balzer,Joseph D. Sneed,Carles Ulises Moulines
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9042006803

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Structuralist Knowledge Representation by Wolfgang Balzer,Joseph D. Sneed,Carles Ulises Moulines Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789401202947

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Knowledge Cultures by Anonim Pdf

This volume compares the western ideas of knowledge with the African. It aims at creating a mirror through which the western knowledge culture can look at itself through an unusual and interesting angle. The culture of Sub-Saharan Africa is the substance from which we, in this book, have tried to construe an epistemological mirror.

Author : Tadeusz Czeżowski
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Ethics
ISBN : 9042014334

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Knowledge, Science, and Values by Tadeusz Czeżowski Pdf

From the contents: Some ancient problems in modern form. - On the humanities. - On the method of analytic description. - On the problem of induction. - On discussion and discussing. - On happiness. - How to understand the meaning of life'. - How to construct the logic of goods? - The meaning and the value of life. - Conflicts in ethics. - What are values? - Three attitudes towards the world. - On two views of the world. - A few remarks on rationalism and empiricism. - Identity and the individual in its persistence. - Sensory cognition and reality. - Philosophy at the crossroads."

Author : Jan Salamucha
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004457829

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Knowledge and Faith by Jan Salamucha Pdf

Jan Salamucha was born on the 10th of June 1903 in Warsaw and murdered on the 11th of August 1944 in Warsaw during the Warsaw Uprising very early on in his scholarly career. He is the most original representative of the branch of the Lvov-Warsaw School known as the Cracow Circle. The Circle was a grouping of scholars who were interested in reconstructing scholasticism and Christian philosophy in general by means of mathematical logic. As Jan Lukasiewicz’s successor in the area of logic and Konstanty Michalski’s student in the area of the history of medieval thought, Salamucha had an excellent preparation for this task. His main achievements include a masterful logical analysis of the proof ex motu for the existence of God, a modern interpretation of analogical notions and a comprehensive approach to the problem of essence. He also contributed several historical studies: he examined Aristotle’s theory of deduction (and found contradictions in it), he reconstructed William Ockham’s propositional logic and established the authenticity of his treatise on insolubilia, and he identified the historical sources of the antinomies in Antiquity and the Middle Ages. He did not shy away from popularizing philosophy, and in that work he was able to elucidate rather than oversimplify the complexities of philosophy.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004457775

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On Comparing and Evaluating Scientific Theories by Anonim Pdf

Contents: Leon KOJ: Methodology and values. - Leon KOJ: Science as system. - Adam GROBLER: Explanation and epistemic virtue. - Piotr GIZA: Intelligent computer systems and theory comparison. - Henryk OGRYZKO-WIEWIEROWSKI: Methods of social choice of scientific theories. - Kazimierz JODKOWSKI: Is the causal theory of reference a remedy for ontological incommensurability? - Wolfgang BALZER: On approximative reduction. - C. ULISES MOULINES: Is there genuinely scientific progress? - Adam JONKISZ: On relative progress in science."

Author : Jacek Jadacki
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004457836

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From the Viewpoint of the Lvov-Warsaw School by Jacek Jadacki Pdf

Main headings: Introduction: Philosophy and precision. - Part I. Being and essence. - Part II. Truth and nonsense. - Part III. Understanding and silence. - Conclusion: Science and creation.

Author : Izabella Nowakowa,Leszek Nowak
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9042014113

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Idealization X by Izabella Nowakowa,Leszek Nowak Pdf

Contents: Preface. - Introduction. - Science as a caricature of reality. - Three methodological revolutions. - The method of idealization. - Explanations and applications. - Truth and idealization. - A generalization of idealization. - References.