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Truth without paradox / David Johnson.
| Author/creator | Johnson, David, 1952- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2004. |
| Description | xi, 195 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | On the metaphysics of truth : animadversions on a saying of Aristotle's -- Truth and vagueness -- Paradox lost -- The preceding applied to sentence-tokens and propositions -- The tolerance of the sorites -- On the metaphysics of logic : conventionalism about logical truth -- Preliminary exegesis -- Conventionalism restated -- Quine's refutation of the epistemological thesis -- Prior's objection to the metaphysical thesis -- On the metaphysics of similitude : induction and modality -- The classical problem of induction -- The need for modality -- Two kinds of counterfactuals -- The way the world would be -- An answer to Hume? -- On the metaphysics of morality : "there is nothing hid from the heat thereof" -- On the metaphysics of eternal truth : rerum natura, lacrimae rerum -- A modal ontological argument -- An argument from evil -- History as a guide to eternity. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2004006994 |
| ISBN | 0847696863 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BR100 .J643 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |