Carnap's Meaning Theory

Author: Ma Liang
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: Carnap's theory of meaning is a significant milestone in the history of the development of logic and has had a profound impact on many branches of logic, such as modal logic, Montague intensional logic, etc. Carnap inherited the views of Russell and Wittgenstein, using logic to solve philosophical problems. He believed that the object of philosophy is language rather than the world, and the core issue of language is its meaning. Therefore, the problem of meaning became the central issue of philosophy. His theory of meaning can be broadly divided into two interconnected aspects: the logical aspect and the philosophical aspect. This book explores fundamental theoretical issues in philosophy and logic, which are widely discussed in academic circles in China but lack systematic research. These are interdisciplinary, classic, and foundational theoretical issues.