John Buridan / Gyula Klima.
| Author/creator | Klima, Gyula |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. |
| Description | xiv, 352 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Great medieval thinkers Great medieval thinkers. ^A415000 |
| Contents | Buridan's life, works, and influence -- Buridan's logic and the medieval logical tradition -- The primacy of mental language -- The various kinds of concepts and the idea of a mental language -- Natural language and the idea of a "formal syntax" in Buridan -- Existential import and the Square of opposition -- Ontological commitment -- The properties of terms (proprietates terminorum) -- The semantics of propositions -- Logical validity in a token-based, semantically closed logic -- The possibility of scientific knowledge -- Buridan's anti-skepticism -- Buridan's essentialist nominalism. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-344) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007040451 |
| ISBN | 9780195176223 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0195176227 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780195176230 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0195176235 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | B765.B844 K55 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |