Being, Identity, and Truth

by C.J.F. Williams

Philosophers have met with many problems in discussing the interconnected concepts being, identity, and truth, and have advanced many theories to deal with them. Williams argues that most of these problems and theories result from an inadequate appreciation of the ways in which the words "be," "same," and "true" work. By means of linguistic analysis he shows that being and truth are not properties, and identity is not a relation. He is thus able to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198239718
• ISBN13: 9780198239710
• Release Date: August 1992
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.8"