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Almost no systematic theorizing is generality-free. Scientists test general hypotheses; set theorists prove theorems about every set; metaphysicians espouse theses about all things of any kind. But do we ever succeed in theorizing about absolutely everything? Not according to generality relativism, which J.P. Studd defends in this book.



Almost no systematic theorizing is generality-free. Scientists test general hypotheses; set theorists prove theorems about every set; metaphysicians espouse theses about all things regardless of their kind. But how general can we be and do we ever succeed in theorizing about absolutely everything? Not according to generality relativism. In its most promising form, this kind of relativism maintains that what 'everything' and other quantifiers encompass is always open to expansion: no matter how broadly we may generalize, a more inclusive 'everything' is always available. The importance of the issue comes out, in part, in relation to the foundations of mathematics. Generality relativism opens the way to avoid Russell's paradox without imposing ad hoc limitations on which pluralities of items may be encoded as a set. On the other hand, generality relativism faces numerous challenges: What are we to make of seemingly absolutely general theories? What prevents our achieving absolute generality simply by using 'everything' unrestrictedly? How are we to characterize relativism without making use of exactly the kind of generality this view foreswears? This book offers a sustained defence of generality relativism that seeks to answer these challenges. Along the way, the contemporary absolute generality debate is traced through diverse issues in metaphysics, logic, and the philosophy of language; some of the key works that lie behind the debate are reassessed; an accessible introduction is given to the relevant mathematics; and a relativist-friendly motivation for Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory is developed.

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Nothing

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An entertaining history of the idea of nothing including absences omissions and shadows from the ancient greeks through the 20th century how can nothing cause something the absence of something might seem to indicate a null or a void an emptiness as ineffectual as a shadow in fact nothing Op voorraad. Voor 23:59 besteld, morgen in huis .. MEER INFO

The Oxford Handbook of Generality in Mathematics and the Sciences

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This collection of original essays aims to inquire into the diversity of generality through case studies taken from the history of mathematics physics and the life sciences the book provides evidence of different ways of understanding the general in various contexts generality is a key value in 2 - 4 weken .. MEER INFO

Feeling Like It

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Feeling like it investigates the relationship between being inclined to do something and being moved to do it schapiro defends a kant inspired inner animal view and argues that provides a better view of inclination and will than some familar theories you may have an inclination to do it but th Uiterlijk 11 januari in huis .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: Hardcover

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 16 april 2019

Aantal pagina's: 304

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: J. P. Studd

Hoofduitgeverij: Oxford University Press

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 165 mm

Product hoogte: 22 mm

Product lengte: 241 mm

Studieboek: Ja

Verpakking breedte: 165 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 22 mm

Verpakking lengte: 241 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 578 g

EAN: 9780198719649

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