The Cambridge Companion to Carnap (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521840155 ISBN 13: 9780521840156

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Rudolf Carnap (1891-1970) is increasingly regarded as one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century. He was one of the leading figures of the logical empiricist movement associated with the Vienna Circle and a central figure in the analytic tradition more generally. He made major contributions to philosophy of science and philosophy of logic, and, perhaps most importantly, to our understanding of the nature of philosophy as a discipline. In this volume a team of contributors explores the major themes of his philosophy and discusses his relationship with the Vienna Circle and with philosophers such as Frege, Husserl, Russell, and Quine. New readers will find this the most convenient and accessible guide to Carnap currently available. Advanced students and specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of Carnap.

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Book Description:

Rudolf Carnap (1891-1970) is increasingly regarded as one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century. In this volume a team of contributors explores the major themes of his philosophy and discusses his relationship with the Vienna Circle and with philosophers such as Frege, Husserl, Russell, and Quine.

About the Author:

Richard Creath is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy, Arizona State University. He is co-editor with Jane Maienschein of Biology and Epistemology (2000).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521840155
• ISBN 13: 9780521840156
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 390
• Editor: Friedman Michael, Creath Richard