Philosophers have met with many problems in discussing the interconnected concepts being , identity , and truth , and have advanced many theories to deal with them. Williams argues that most of these problems and theories result from an inadequate appreciation of the ways in which the words "be," "same," and "true" work. By means of linguistic analysis he shows that being and truth are not properties, and identity is not a relation. He is thus able to demystify a number of metaphysical issues concerning the meaning of ...
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Philosophers have met with many problems in discussing the interconnected concepts being , identity , and truth , and have advanced many theories to deal with them. Williams argues that most of these problems and theories result from an inadequate appreciation of the ways in which the words "be," "same," and "true" work. By means of linguistic analysis he shows that being and truth are not properties, and identity is not a relation. He is thus able to demystify a number of metaphysical issues concerning the meaning of the word "I," the relation between the mental and the physical, objects of thought, times and places, and the nature of reality. Williams presents his views clearly, with a minimum of technicality, and with rich and apt examples, so that they will be accessible to readers not versed in symbolic logic.
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Very Good in Good jacket. 8vo. Dust jacket lightly rubbed, two feint ghost sticker marks to front cover, spine lightly sunned, corner at head of rear cover lightly bumped, boards very clean and in very good condition with only one very small chip to spine edge, some very light spotting to head of closed edges, previous owner's inscription to fep, text clean and clear to read, binding sound.
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