Historical essays, traditional logic, theory of reference and syntax, intentionality, quotation and. Relative identity and the doctrine of the trinity michael c. Pdf logic matters download ebook full pdf download get. Many of the articles treat one or another of the more important issues considered by analytic philosophers during the last quartercentury. An introduction to mctaggarts philosophy, 1979 edited wittgensteins lectures on philosophical psychology, 194647. This collection anthologizes articles published during the last twentyfive years by p. I am concerned with those facts and events that i see as having had a manifest influence on my career as a philosopher and with the way i came to know, in person or in their works, those philosophers who have most guided my thought. Logic matters, 1972 reason and argument, 1976 saying and showing in frege and wittgenstein, acta philosophica fennica 28 1976. Peter geach was born in chelsea, london on 29 march 1916. He taught at the university of birmingham from 1951 until 1966 when he was appointed professor of logic in the department of philosophy at the university of leeds. It is an anthology purring together the uncollected works of an important twentiethcentury philosopher. Northwestern university evanston, illinois james m. Geach has suggested that the word fact was largely unknown before the turn of the 20 th century and that it came into the language through journalism. Marys university this paper responds to bruce marshalls use of logic to clarify the metaphysical issues at stake in the doctrine of transubstantiation.
Geach provides for holding that certain adjectives are attributive imply several different tests of attributivity, each yielding different results. Thus, while the position i develop seems to me to be the plain consequence of what geach suggests, in what follows i may go beyond what geach himself would endorse. In two of my articles on teaching logic and why logic matters 1 i have expressed my general views about the necessity of more widespread logical training and the methodology of logic. The paper is devoted to a critical analysis of the controversy that arose between michael dummett and peter thomas geach about the meaning of predicates.
Geach insists, in opposition to the behaviorism of the day, that there are episodic mental acts such as acts of judgment. Peter thomas geach fba was a british philosopher and professor of logic at the university of. Geach, logic matters university of california press, 1980, 69. Michael dummett a theory of social justice antony flew why logic matters peter geach thinking d. Or the right use of reason in the inquiry after truth book by clicking button below to visit the book download website. Request an exam or desk copy recommend to your library pdf. Pdf geachs three most inspiring errors in medieval. Many of the articles treat one or another of the more important issues considered by analytic. Geach, professor of logic at the university of leeds and fellow of the british academy. They are by no means required reading for the course, but may be of some interest to.
Of significant importance to philosophers interested in researching the many topics contained in logic matters is the inclusion in this anthology of a rather extensive eight. Available formats pdf please select a format to send. T 1972, logic matters, basil blackwell, oxford, pp. History of a fallacy the logical fallacy that i am going to discuss here is one that it is quite easy to see by common sense in simple. Many of the articles treat one or another of the more important. Documents sur peter thomas geach 191620 1 ressources dans data. His areas of interest were philosophical logic, ethics, history of philosophy, philosophy of religion and the theory of identity. Logic and ethics 1991 avec peter thomas geach 191620 comme.
The study of arguments using categorical statements i. Geach cites frege in order to disagree with him, holding that identity is relative to a sortal count noun. Metaphysical and semantic implications of the doctrine of transubstantiation joshua p. Van woudenberg overweegt niet of een perlocutionaire handeling ook reflexief mag zijn 42. Peter thomas geach 191620 peter geach was born on 29 march 1916 at 41, royal avenue, chelsea. Logic matters available for download and read online in other formats. Peter thomas geach ne le 29 mars 1916 a chelsea en londres, mort le 21 decembre 20. Once stated, the philosophy of facts flourished mightily, especially in cambridge p. Of significant importance to philosophers interested in researching the many topics contained in logic matters is the inclusion in this anthology of a rather extensive eightpage nametopic index. Geach was given the title of emeritus professor of logic on his retirement from leeds in 1981. In logic, a categorical proposition, or categorical statement, is a proposition that asserts or denies that all or some of the members of one category the subject term are included in another the predicate term.
The foundations of arithmetic a logico mathematical. Harts expressivism and his benthamite project legal. Immediately after introducing the predicativeattributive distinc tion, geach observes that predications of the phrases big flea and small elephant do not split up logically. Geach s theory is just one among several, and it is even possible to pur. Dominican school of philosophy and theology ph 1115. Peter geach was born on 29 march 1916 at 41, royal avenue, chelsea. Peter geach on abstractionism philosophy ideas database. Read online imaginary girls and download imaginary girls book full in pdf formats. As i remarked, geach did not systematically develop his position on these matters. Peter geach finally took the debate by the scruff of the neck 1957, and wrote a forceful thirty pages denouncing abstractionism in all its forms.
His second collection of reprinted essays, logic matters, was. However, we follow the practice of using all s is p for the a statement, recognizing that the statement form need not be necessarily understood as following english grammar rules for statements and can be understood as all ss. Or the right use of reason in the inquiry after truth by isaac watts book resume. The moving wall represents the time period between the last issue available in jstor and the most recently published issue of a journal. Geach s three most inspiring errors in medieval logic. He was the son of george hender geach, a cambridge graduate working in the indian educational service ies, who later taught philosophy at. The present article is a reconstruction of a logical dispute concerning the analysis of existential propositions between the two rivals from shiraz, jalal aldin aldawani d. Logic matters, peter thomas geach, university of california press, 1980 keywords. Any opinions or claims contained in this working paper do not necessarily reflect the views of hse.
Logic matters, peter thomas geach, university of california press, 1980 created date. The proper treatment of quantification in ordinary english. Of significant importance to philosophers interested in researching the many topics contained in logic matters is the inclusion in this anthology of a rather. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. Geach s style is remarkably lively considering the rightly argued matter. Russell on relations the southernjournalof peters on the generative power of transformational peterson on specific reference.
Humanities wp brp 88hum2015 this working paper is an output of a research project implemented at the national research university higher school of economics hse. In rare instances, a publisher has elected to have a zero moving wall, so their current issues are available. Many of geachs writings discuss metaphysical and logical questions of catholic. Rea department of philosophy university of notre dame. This is a significant and ofren rather demanding collection of essays. Geach, logic matters page 7 in some contexts the difference makes no odds.
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