Meaning and Necessity
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"Meaning and Necessity" is a seminal work in analytic philosophy by Rudolf Carnap that develops a rigorous theory of meaning and modal logic using the framework of semantic analysis.
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work → work in analytic philosophy → |
| academicDiscipline |
analytic philosophy
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| addresses |
modal notions in a semantic framework
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problem of analyticity → |
| aimsAt |
providing a rigorous theory of meaning
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reconciling modality with empiricist philosophy of science → |
| author |
Rudolf Carnap
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| contributesTo |
logical empiricism
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model-theoretic semantics → |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
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| develops |
semantics for intensional languages
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semantics for modal logic → |
| field |
logic
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philosophy → philosophy of language → |
| focusesOn |
intensional logic
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modal notions of necessity and possibility → theory of meaning → |
| hasPart |
chapters on intensions and extensions
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chapters on meaning and synonymy → chapters on modal logic → |
| influenced |
contemporary modal logic
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formal semantics in linguistics → possible-worlds semantics → |
| influencedBy |
Vienna Circle
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logical syntax of language → |
| introducesConcept |
extension
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intension → state-description → |
| language |
English
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| mainTopic |
analytic philosophy
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modal logic → philosophy of language → semantics → |
| notableFor |
early formal treatment of intensions
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influence on later developments in modal semantics → systematic use of semantic methods in modal logic → |
| philosophicalTradition |
logical empiricism
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logical positivism → |
| publicationYear |
1947
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| publisher |
University of Chicago Press
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| relatedWork |
Logical Syntax of Language
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The Logical Structure of the World → |
| usesMethod |
semantic analysis
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Rudolf Carnap
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