Truth and Knowledge: On Some Themes in Tractarian and Russellian Philosophy of Language
Based on the foundation of Wittgenstein's Tractatus and related writings of Bertrand Russell, Truth and Knowledge explores the basic problems of knowledge through the process of developing a theory of truth, uniquely the author's own. Russell's and Wittgenstein's theories of judgment, concepts of multiplicity, the nature of belief, and their ethical implications are examined, along with discussions and contributions of other more recent philosophers. While proclaiming enduring values of each...
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Based on the foundation of Wittgenstein's Tractatus and related writings of Bertrand Russell, Truth and Knowledge explores the basic problems of knowledge through the process of developing a theory of truth, uniquely the author's own.
ForewordPrefaceExtractsIntroductionCh. 1Knowledge by Acquaintance: Persons and their Landscapes1Ch. 2Fact and Structure7Ch. 3Pictures: A Theory of Singular Descriptions13Ch. 4Sentences as Pictures21Ch. 5Comparing the Picture with Reality27Ch. 6Projection: Knowledge from Pictures31Ch. 7Sense and Error: A Relational Theory of Judgment37Ch. 8Rigidity: Sense and Truth Conditions45Ch. 9Knowledge by Description53Ch. 10Multiplicity: Sense and Senselessness61Ch. 11Wittgenstein's Theory of Judgment: Sense Again81Ch. 12Reference and Intention: Horizontal and Vertical Semantic Relations89Ch. 13Belief by Description and Belief "De Se"107Ch. 14Realism and Reason129Ch. 15Wittgenstein's Ethical Attitude137Appendix: Some Remarks On Truth Functions and Generality157Bibliography163Index169
