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The meaning of if / Justin Khoo

By: Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 356 pages) : illustrationsISBN:
  • 9780190096731
  • 9780190096717
  • 9780190096724
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9780190096700. | Erscheint auch als: Meaning of if. Druck-Ausgabe New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]DDC classification:
  • 160.1/1987 23/eng20220503
LOC classification:
  • BC199.C56
Online resources: Summary: Despite its small stature, 'if' occupies a central place both in everyday language and the philosophical lexicon. In allowing us to talk about hypothetical situations, 'if' raises a host of thorny philosophical puzzles about language and logic. Addressing them requires tools from linguistics, logic, probability theory and metaphysics. Justin Khoo uses these tools to navigate a maze of interconnected issues about conditionals, some of which include the nature of linguistic communication, the relationship between logical and natural languages, and the relationship between different kinds of modalityPPN: PPN: 1938185951Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-94-OAB
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