Towards Non-Being

by Graham Priest

Book Overview

Towards Non-Being presents an account of the semantics of intentional language--verbs such as 'believes', 'fears', 'seeks', 'imagines'. Graham Priest tackles problems concerning intentional states which are often brushed under the carpet in discussions of intentionality, such as their failure to be closed under deducibility. Priest's account draws on the work of the late Richard Routley (Sylvan), and proceeds in terms of objects that may be either...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198783604
• ISBN13: 9780198783602
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 8.5"