Definitions and Definability: Philosophical Perspectives [electronic resource] /

Aspects of the Theory of Definition -- I / Preliminary Considerations -- Real and Nominal Definitions -- Primitive Concepts: Habits, Conventions, and Laws -- II / Definitional Desiderata -- Vagueness and the Desiderata for Definition -- Definition in a Quinean World -- III / Formal Developments -- Definitions and Definability -- Towards a General Theory of Identifiability -- IV / Epistemic Dimensions -- Epistemic Terms and the Aims of Epistemology -- Rational Definitions and Defining Rationality -- V / Specialized Conceptions -- Idealized Definitions in Physics and Idealized Dispositions -- Inverted Definitions and Their Uses -- VI / Disciplinary Conceptions -- Definitions in Law -- Defining the Divine -- Philosophical Analyses: An Explanation and Defense -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Fetzer, James H. editor., Shatz, David. editor., Schlesinger, George N. editor., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	Texto biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1991
Subjects:	Philosophy., Epistemology., Language and languages, Philosophy of mind., Philosophy of Language., Philosophy of Mind.,
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3346-3
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