Words Without Objects : Semantics, Ontology, And Logic for Non-singularity

Laycock, Henry

ISBN 10: 0199281718 / ISBN 13: 9780199281718

Published by Oxford University Press, N Y, 2006

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First edition in as new condition; some signs of shelf ware on dc.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Words Without Objects : Semantics, Ontology, And Logic for Non-singularity
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, N Y
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199281718
• ISBN 13: 9780199281718
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

A picture of the world as chiefly one of discrete objects, distributed in space and time, has sometimes seemed compelling. It is however one of the main targets of Henry Laycock's book; for it is seriously incomplete. The picture, he argues, leaves no space for "stuff" like air and water. With discrete objects, we may always ask "how many?," but with stuff the question has to be "how much?" Laycock's fascinating exploration also addresses key logical and linguistic questions about the way we categorize the many and the much.

About the Author

Henry Laycock is at Queen's University, Ontario.