Emphatics: Pragmatism, Logic, and Inquiry
(Part of the Vanderbilt Library of American Philosophy Series)
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Defining an "emphatic" as an intrusion that alters the import of what it intrudes on, Weiss sets the stage for an exquisitely systematic, speculative study of the major themes confronting modern metaphysics. The idea of an emphatic has its roots in Weiss's long-developed pluralistic ontology, with special focus on what we experience as an "emphasis." The most obvious examples are grammatical devices such as changed pitch in speech or exclamation and...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0826513530
ISBN13:9780826513533
Release Date:April 2000
Publisher:Vanderbilt University Press
Length:272 Pages
Weight:1.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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