Beyond the Limits of Thought - Rilegato

Priest, Graham

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ISBN 10: 0521454204 ISBN 13: 9780521454209

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1995

Riassunto

This is a philosophical investigation of the nature of the limits of thought. Drawing on recent developments in the field of logic, Graham Priest shows that the description of such limits leads to contradiction, and argues that these contradictions are in fact veridical. Beginning with an analysis of the way in which these limits arise in pre-Kantian philosophy, Priest goes on to illustrate how the nature of these limits was theorised by Kant and Hegel. He offers new interpretations of Berkeley's master argument for idealism and Kant on the antimonies. He explores the paradoxes of self reference, and provides a unified account of the structure of such paradoxes. The book concludes by tracing the theme of the limits of thought in modern philosophy of language, including discussions of the ideas of Wittgenstein and Derrida.

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This is a philosophical investigation of the nature of the limits of thought. Graham Priest shows that the description of such limits leads to contradiction, and argues that these contradictions are in fact veridical. He explores the paradoxes of self reference, and provides a unified account of the structure of such paradoxes.

Contenuti:

Preface; Introduction: beyond the limit; Part I. The Limits of Thought in Pre-Kantian Philosophy: Pre-Kantian Philosophy: 1. The limits of expression; 2. The limits of iteration; 3. The limits of cognition; 4. The limits of conception; Part II. The Limits of Thought in Kant and Hegel: 5. Noumena and the categories; 6. Kant's antimonies; 7. Hegel's infinities; Part III. Limits and the Paradoxes of Self-Reference: 8. Absolute infinity; 9. Vicious circles; 10. Parameterisation; 11. Sets and classes; Technical appendix; Part IV. Language and its Limits: 12. The unity of thought; 13. Translation, reference and truth; 14. Consciousness, rules and différence; Conclusion: the persistence of inclosure; Bibliography; Index.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0521454204
• ISBN 13: 9780521454209
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 290