Denying Existence : the Logic, Epistemology and Pragmatics of Negative Existentials and Fictional Discourse / by Arindam Chakrabarti.

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 re...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author:	Chakrabarti, Arindam
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1997.
Series:	Synthese library ; v. 261.
Subjects:	Philosophy (General) Aesthetics. Logic. Philosophy, Modern. Linguistics > Philosophy. Semantics.