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Tarski, Alfred - tärˈskē, 1902–, Polish-American mathematician and philosopher, Ph.D. Univ. of Warsaw, 1924. He lectured at Warsaw until 1939, emigrated to the United States, and then taught at the Univ. of California, Berkeley (1942–68). Tarski made extensive, basic contributions to the field of metamathematics, a branch of mathematical logic. His most important

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Undecidable Theories » Read Now
by Alfred Tarski. 102 pgs.

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...AMSTERDAM UNDECIDABLE THEORIES BY ALFRED TARSKI Professor of Mathematics, University...California Berkeley, April 1953 Alfred Tarski CONTENTS I. A GENERAL...PROOFS OF...
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Introduction to Logic and to the Methodology of Deductive Sciences » Read Now
by Alfred Tarski, Olaf Helmer-Hirschberg. 246 pgs.

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...AND TO THE METHODOLOGY OF DEDUCTIVE SCIENCES BY ALFRED TARSKI ENLARGED AND REVISED EDITION OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS...Mr. K. J. ARROW for his help in reading proofs. Alfred...
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Logic, Semantics, Metamathematics: Papers from 1923 to 1938 » Read Now
by Alfred Tarski, J. H. Woodger. 474 pgs.

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...PAPERS FROM 1923 TO 1938 BY ALFRED TARSKI TRANSLATED BY J. H. WOODGER...generation grew up and among these Alfred Tarski quickly distinguished himself...by Casimir...
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Meaning and Truth: Essential Readings in Modern Semantics (Part Three "On Tarski") » Read Now
by Jay L. Garfield, Murray Kiteley. 638 pgs.

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...the Foundations of Semantics Alfred Tarski 53 On Denoting...Semantic Conception of Truth" by Alfred Tarski originally appeared in Philosophy...by permission of the estate...
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Understanding Truth (Chap. 3 "Tarski's Definition of Truth" and Chap. 4 "The Significance of Tarski's Theory of Truth") » Read Now
by Scott Soames. 268 pgs.

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Scott Soames illuminates the notion of truth and the role it plays in our ordinary thought, as well as in our logical, philosophical, and scientific theories. The main questions investigated include "Why do we need a truth predicate at all?", "What theoretical tasks does it allow us to accomplish?"...
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Scott Soames illuminates the notion of truth and the role it plays in our ordinary thought, as well as in our logical, philosophical, and scientific theories. The main questions investigated include "Why do we need a truth predicate at all?", "What theoretical tasks does it allow us to accomplish?", and "How must we understand the content of any predicate capable of accomplishing these tasks?". The main aim of the book is to integrate and extend the most important insight on truth from a variety of sources.
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The Philosophy of Mathematics Today (Chap. 5 "Tarski's Thesis and the Ontology of Mathematics") » Read Now
by Matthias Schirn. 645 pgs.

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The Philosophy of Mathematics Today gives a panorama of the best current work in this lively field, through twenty essays specially written for this collection by leading figures. The topics include indeterminacy, logical consequence, mathematical methodology, abstraction, and both Hilbert's and...
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The Philosophy of Mathematics Today gives a panorama of the best current work in this lively field, through twenty essays specially written for this collection by leading figures. The topics include indeterminacy, logical consequence, mathematical methodology, abstraction, and both Hilbert's and Frege's foundational programmes. The collection will be an important source for research in the philosophy of mathematics for years to come. Contributors Paul Benacerraf, George Boolos, John P. Burgess, Charles S. Chihara, Michael Detlefsen, Michael Dummett, Hartry Field, Kit Fine, Bob Hale, Richard G. Heck, Jnr., Geoffrey Hellman, Penelope Maddy, Karl-Georg Niebergall, Charles D. Parsons, Michael D. Resnik, Matthias Schirn, Stewart Shapiro, Peter Simons, W.W. Tait, Crispin Wright.
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A General Semantics Glossary, in ETC.: A Review of General Semantics » Read Now
by Robert P. Pula. 12 pgs.

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...Pula validity and truth. Alfred Tarski (1902-1983) is "credited with...work, see Andrzej Mostowski, "Tarski, Alfred," in Paul Edwards, ed., The Encyclopedia...writer of the...
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Conceptions of Truth (Chap. 4 "In and Out of Quotation Marks") » Read Now
by Wolfgang Kunne. 493 pgs.

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Quine and Davidson on Language, Thought and Reality (Chap. 4 "Truth") » Read Now
by Hans-Johann Glock. 311 pgs.

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W.V. Quine and Donald Davidson are among the leading thinkers of the twentieth century. Their influence on contemporary philosophy is second to none, and their impact in disciplines such as linguistics and psychology is strongly felt. Questioning some of their basic assumptions, this text includes...
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W.V. Quine and Donald Davidson are among the leading thinkers of the twentieth century. Their influence on contemporary philosophy is second to none, and their impact in disciplines such as linguistics and psychology is strongly felt. Questioning some of their basic assumptions, this text includes interesting comparisons of Quine and Davidson with other philosophers, particularly Wittgenstein. The text also offers detailed accounts of central issues in contemporary analytic philosophy.
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Truth and the Absence of Fact (Chap. 1 "Tarski's Theory of Truth") » Read Now
by Hartry Field. 401 pgs.

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