The Logical Syntax of Language (Open Court Classics)

Carnap, Rudolf

ISBN 10: 0812695240 / ISBN 13: 9780812695243

Published by Open Court, 2002

About this Item

This volume asserts that many philosophical controversies really depend upon whether a particular language should be used. The author explores a "Principle of Tolerance", by which everyone is free to mix and match the rules of language. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514. . 2002. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Logical Syntax of Language (Open Court Classics)
• Publisher: Open Court
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812695240
• ISBN 13: 9780812695243
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Available for the first time in 20 years, here is the Rudolf Carnap's famous “principle of tolerance” by which everyone is free to mix and match the rules of language and logic. In The Logical Syntax of Language, Carnap explains how his entire theory of language structure came to him like a vision when he was ill. He postulates that concepts of the theory of logic are purely syntactical and therefore can be formulated in logical syntax.

About the Author

Rudolf Carnap (1891-1970) is recognized as one of the few great philosophers of the twentieth century, a leading member of the Vienna Circle and one of the founding heroes of analytic philosophy.