Available for the first time in 20 years, here is the Rudolf Carnap's famous “principle of tolerance” by which everyone is free to mix and match the rules of language and logic. In The Logical Syntax of Language, Carnap explains how his entire theory of language structure came to him like a vision when he was ill. He postulates that concepts of the theory of logic are purely syntactical and therefore can be formulated in logical syntax.
By:
Rudolf Carnap Translated by:
Amethe Smeaton Imprint: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. Country of Publication: United States Edition: New edition Dimensions:
Height: 228mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 19mm
Weight: 510g ISBN:9780812695243 ISBN 10: 0812695240 Pages: 180 Publication Date:11 December 2002 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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A / AS level
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Further / Higher Education
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Rudolf Carnap (1891-1970) is recognized as one of the few great philosophers of the twentieth century, a leading member of the Vienna Circle and one of the founding heroes of analytic philosophy.