The Semantic Tradition from Kant to Carnap - To the Vienna Station (Paperback, Revised)

In the first part of the book, Alberto Coffa traces the roots of logical positivism in a semantic tradition that arose in opposition to Kant's theory that a priori knowledge is based on pure intuition and the constitutive powers of the mind. In Part II, Coffa chronicles the development of this tradition by members and associates of the Vienna Circle. Much of Coffa's analysis draws on the unpublished notes and correspondence of many philosophers. The book, however, is not merely a history of the semantic tradition from Kant "to the Vienna Station." Coffa also critically reassesses the role of semantic notions in understanding the ground of a priori knowledge and its relation to empirical knowledge and questions the turn the tradition has taken since Vienna.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	1993
First published:	1993
Authors:	J.Alberto Coffa
Dimensions:	223 x 152 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	460
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-44707-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > General
LSN:	0-521-44707-0
Barcode:	9780521447072

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