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Bertrand Russell and the Nature of Propositions: A History and Defence of the Multiple Relation Theory of Judgement

Bertrand Russell and the Nature of Propositions: A History and Defence of the Multiple Relation Theory of Judgement

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Series: Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Philosophy

Philosophy

ISBN10: 1138737453
ISBN13: 9781138737457
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jun 1 2017
Pages: 308
Weight: 1.29
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

This book offers the first defence of the Multiple Relation Theory of Judgement (MRTJ). Lebens reviews the historical story of the theory: What led Russell to deny the existence of propositions altogether? What role did G. F. Stout play in the evolution of the theory? What was Wittgenstein's concern with the theory, and, if we can't know what his concern was exactly, then what are the best contending hypotheses? And why did Russell give the theory up? Lebens makes the case that Russell's concerns with the theory weren't worth its rejection. Moreover, he argues that the MRTJ does most of what we could want from an account of propositions at little philosophical cost.

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