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Hospers John

An introduction to philosophical analysis - Mumbai Allied Publishers Ltd. 1971 - 629p

Contents
I MEANING AND DEFINITION;
1 Word-meaning;
2 Definition;
3 Vagueness,;
4 Sentence-meaning;
II KNOWLEDGE;
5 Concepts;
6 Truth;
7 The Sources of Knowledge;
8 What Is Knowledge?
IIINECESSARY TRUTH;
9 Analytic Truth and Logical Possibility;
10 The A Prioril;
11 The Principles of Logic;
IV EMPIRICAL KNOWLEDGE;
12 Law, Theory, and Explanation;
13 The Problem of Induction;
14 Testability and Meaning;
V CAUSE, DETERMINISM, AND FREEDOM;
15 What Is a Cause?
1 6 The Causal Principle;
17 Determinism and Freedom,;
VI SOME METAPHYSICAL PROBLEMS;
18 Substance and Universals;
19 Matter and Life;
20 Mind and Body;
VII THE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION;
21 The Existence of God;
22 Religious Concepts and Meaning;
VIII OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE PHYSICAl!. WORLD;
23 Realism;
24 Idealism;
25 Phenomenalism,;
26 Alternatives;
IX ETHICAL PROBLEMS;
27 Meta-ethical Theories;
28 Theories of Goodness;
29 Theories of Conduct;
INDEX



ISBN: 9780710077240

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Philosophy2. Philosophical Analysis

Dewey Class. No.: 101 HOS / HOS