Buch | Kapitel
A semantics for ontology
pp. 295-318
Abstrakt
Leśniewski presented his logical systems in a way which conformed to his nominalism, so the question arises whether Leśniewski's logic can be given a natural formal semantics which, unlike current versions, avoids commitment to abstract entities. Building on hints in Wittgenstein's Tractatus I develop the idea of a way of meaning which is the basis for what I call combinatorial semantics. I then consider whether this commits us to abstract objects or an intensional metalogic.
Publication details
Published in:
Simons Peter (1992) Philosophy and logic in Central Europe from Bolzano to Tarski: selected essays. Dordrecht, Springer.
Seiten: 295-318
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-015-8094-6_12
Referenz:
Simons Peter (1992) A semantics for ontology, In: Philosophy and logic in Central Europe from Bolzano to Tarski, Dordrecht, Springer, 295–318.