This edited collection provides the first comprehensive volume on A.
J. Ayer’s 1936 masterpiece, Language, Truth and Logic. With eleven
original chapters the volume reconsiders the historical and
philosophical significance of Ayer’s work, examining its place in
the history of analytic philosophy and its subsequent legacy. Making
use of pioneering research in logical empiricism, the contributors
explore a wide variety of topics, from ethics, values and religion, to
truth, epistemology and philosophy of language. Among the questions
discussed are: How did Ayer preserve or distort the views and
conceptions of logical empiricists? How are Ayer's arguments different
from the ones he aimed at reconstructing? And which aspects of the
book were responsible for its immense impact? The volume expertly
places Language, Truth and Logic in the intellectual and
socio-cultural history of twentieth-century philosophical thought,
providing both introductory and contextual chapters, as well as
specific explorations of a variety of topics covering the main themes
of the book. Providing important insights of both historical and
contemporary significance, this collection is an essential resource
for scholars interested in the legacy of the Vienna Circle and its
effect on ethics and philosophy of mind.
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ISBN
9783030508845
Publisert
2020
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Palgrave Macmillan
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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