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The Early Position
Let us now turn directly to the problem of the analysis of truth. We shall be concerned firstly with Brentano’s early position, i.e., the position he... -
Leibniz on Plenitude, Relations, and the ‘Reign of Law’
In January 1680 Leibniz wrote to Philipp as follows: “I esteem Mr. Descartes almost as much as one can esteem any man, and, though there are among... -
‘Natura Creatrix’
It is to Aristotle that we owe the earliest and most far-reaching analysis of ‘action’ as a relation of ‘potency’ to ‘actuality,’1 though the results... -
The Early Position
I. Let us now turn directly to the problem of the analysis of truth. We shall be concerned firstly with Brentano’s early position, i. e., the... -
General Relativity, Geometrodynamics and Ontology
For nearly two decades before 1972, Professor John Wheeler pursued a research program in physics that was predicated on a monistic ontology which W.... -
Juxtaposition as the Ideal Limit of Distended Duration
The extreme theoretical limit of the process of distention of duration, as it was described above, would be, properly speaking, a complete suspension... -
‘Natura Creatrix’
It is to Aristotle that we owe the earliest and most far-reaching analysis of ‘action’ as a relation of ‘potency’ to ‘actuality,’1 though the results... -
A Commentary to the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
[1] A statement of nominalism. We are going to be talking about the factual, the actual, and perhaps even the barely physical world. The world... -
Deductive Inference and Analysis
In the preceding chapter we saw how a philosopher can utilize the results of exhibition analysis and other forms of semantic analysis that we have... -
The Logic of Predicates and Classes
This chapter considers the highpoint of ‘classical’ logic, syllogistic, which is a simple system, but one that is very important in practice. It is a... -
The Identity of Indiscernibles
The principle of the identity of indiscernibles would seem, in the forms in which it is usually stated, to be at best contingently true. It does not... -
Perception and Action
There is an ancient and ambiguous philosophical doctrine that perception is passive. This can mean that the mind contributes nothing to the content...