Inquiry
$70.86
- Paperback
187 pages
- Release Date
13 March 1987
Summary
The abstract structure of inquiry - the process of acquiring and changing beliefs about the world - is the focus of this book which takes the position that the “pragmatic” rather than the “linguistic” approach better solves the philosophical problems about the nature of mental representation, and better accounts for the phenomena of thought and speech. It discusses propositions and propositional attitudes (the cluster of activities that constitute inquiry) in general and takes up the way beli…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262691130 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262691132 |
| Author: | Robert C. Stalnaker |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 187 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 13 March 1987 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 13mm |
| Series: | A Bradford Book |
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Critics Review
This is an important work which will be widely discussed.
During the past fifteen years, Robert Stalnaker has published an important series of papers on issues concerning conditionals, possible worlds, and belief. In Inquiry, he brings together themes from these papers and attempts to weave them together into a single line of thought. The result is a book which… is densely argued and full of interest. One of its admirable features is its style: Stalnaker manages to write lucidly and economically on difficult topics without assuming undue familiarity with the literature and its jargon.
—MindThis is an important work which will be widely discussed.
—EthicsAbout The Author
Robert C. Stalnaker
Robert C. Stalnaker is a professor in the Sage School of Philosophy at Cornell University.
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