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This book tries to explore, in language as non-technical as possible, the deepest philosophical problems regarding the logical status of empty (singular) terms such as 'Pegasus', 'Batman', 'The impossible staircase departs in Escher's painting 'Ascending-Descending'+ etc., and regarding sentences which deny the existence of singled-out fictional entities. It will be fascinating for literary theorists with a flair for logic, to students of metaphysics and philosophy of language, and for historians of philosophy interested in the fate of the Russell-Meinong debate. For teachers of these aspects of analytic philosophy this will provide a textbook which goes beyond the Western tradition (without plunging into any mystical Eastern 'Emptiness', which is what some previous comparative philosophers did!).

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Author:   A. Chakrabarti
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1997
Volume:   261
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9789048147885

ISBN 10:   9048147883
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   08 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Puzzle of Singular Existence-Denials.- 1: The Scaffolding for a Solution.- 2: The Logical Form of Existence-Assertions.- 3: Singular Death-Sentences.- 4: An Enquiry into the Meaning and Truth of Fictional Discourse.- 5: Deeper Troubles with Fiction: Reference, Emotion and Indeterminacy.- 6: Appearing Unreals.- 7: The Marvel of the Master-Game.- 8: Concluding Unsemantic Postscript.- Appendix: The Problem of the Nonexistent in Indian Philosophy of Logic and Language.- § A1: The Rabbit-horn in an Ancient Indian Debate.- § A2: Primary Reality and Nominal Being: Bhartrhari’s Theory of Linguistic Constructs.- § A3: Further Vicissitudes in the Life of the Horned Rabbit: Udayana versus the Buddhists.- § A4: Does Udayana Pose a Threat to the Games Approach?.- § A5: Do Nonexistent Objects Find a Place in the “New Logic” of Absences?.- Index of Names.

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