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Book SynopsisThe World and Language propounds the assumption that natural language is not linear. Linear languages are those in which an iteration of a sign is allowed. In contrast, in natural languageas it is assumedan iteration of a term must have a different meaning than the initial term. Cogency of the notion of non-linearity is deemed to grow as its explanatory power is being revealed, though the idea of non-linearity itself does not seem to be contrary to common sense from the very beginning. Among the issues discussed in this book are the following: paradoxes; the concept of number; realism (as it should be understood within the concept); falsifiability, a peculiar aspect of the mind-body problem; universals; and other issues.
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Table of ContentsPart 1 Preface Part 2 Introduction Chapter 3 The Grammar Chapter 4 The Grammar of Language and the Platonist Chapter 5 Addition Chapter 6 The Natural Numbers Chapter 7 Iterations in Formal Arithmetic Chapter 8 Numbers by Convention Chapter 9 The Continuum Hypothesis Chapter 10 The Rich Man's Argument Chapter 11 The Laws of Logic Chapter 12 Inferences Chapter 13 Summary Chapter 14 Extending Terms Chapter 15 Terms as Points Chapter 16 The Distinguishing Function Chapter 17 Other Modes of Connection Chapter 18 The Fixed Point Theorem Chapter 19 "Fixed Points" in Language Chapter 20 Wittgenstein's Language Chapter 21 "The Philosophical I" Chapter 22 The Paradox of Language Chapter 23 The Dilemma of Language Chapter 24 Another Mode of Connection Chapter 25 The Metaphysical Solution Chapter 26 The Ontological Solution Chapter 27 The External World Chapter 28 Realism Inferred Chapter 29 "Fixed Points" and Physics Chapter 30 Heraclites' Philosophy Chapter 31 The Integrated View Chapter 32 The Copenhagen Interpretation Chapter 33 Systems of Distinctions Chapter 34 Laws and Distinctions Chapter 35 Skepticism Chapter 36 Skepticism of Another Form Chapter 37 Falsifiability Chapter 38 The Grammar and the Grammar Chapter 39 Entities in the Head Chapter 40 Platonism Part 41 Bibliography Part 42 Name Index Part 43 Subject Index
