ISBN: 9780631133674 - truth, knowledge and modality: philosophical papers (philosophical papers of georg henrik von wright, vol 3) (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. Dustcover faded. Hardcover. English. See images for condition. About the book >.>.> One of the world's foremost modern philosophers has concentrated in this book on the ideas of truth, knowledge, and modality. In dealing with truth he constructs a logic which caters for the possibility that some propositions are neither true nor false, and also for the possibility that some are both true and false. This logic is a useful instrument for dealing with the traditional antinomies, and it also establishes a link between logic in the classical traditions and some unorthodox developments in logic after Hegel. In a stimulating chapter on the possibility of knowing the future and the relation between foreknowledge and determinism, Professor von Wright argues that the idea of an omniscient God is fully compatible with man's freedom of action. Those who disagree confuse the conditions for knowing with factors upon which an agent's actions may be said to depend. The author advances his theory of temporalized, synchronic and diachronic modalities, especially important to the study of natural n.…

Zustand: Good. Volume 3. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:0631133674. …