Ramsey's legacy / edited by Hallvard Lillehammer and D.H. Mellor.

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TextSeries: Mind Association occasional seriesPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.Description: 1 online resource (x, 182 pages)Content type:

text

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1429421975
9781429421973
0199279551
9780199279555
9780191515583
0191515582
1280755423
9781280755422

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B1649.R254 R36 2005eb

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Contents; Notes on the Contributors; Introduction; Ramsey's Principle Resituated; Success Semantics; Ramsey's Legacies on Conditionals and Truth; What is Squiggle? Ramsey on Wittgenstein's Theory of Judgement; Ramsey's Transcendental Argument; Ramsey on Universals; Empiricism and Ramsey's Account of Theories; Ramsey Sentences and Avoiding the Sui Generis; What Does Subjective Decision Theory Tell Us?; Three Conceptions of Intergenerational Justice; References; Index.

Summary: The Cambridge philosopher Frank Ramsey died tragically in 1930 at the age of 26, but had already established himself as one of the most brilliant minds of the twentieth century. Besides groundbreaking work in philosophy, particularly in logic, language, and metaphysics, he created modern decision theory and made substantial contributions to mathematics and economics. In these original essays, written to commemorate the centenary of Ramsey's birth, a distinguished international team. of contributors offer fresh perspectives on his work and show its ongoing relevance to present-day concerns.

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The Cambridge philosopher Frank Ramsey died tragically in 1930 at the age of 26, but had already established himself as one of the most brilliant minds of the twentieth century. Besides groundbreaking work in philosophy, particularly in logic, language, and metaphysics, he created modern decision theory and made substantial contributions to mathematics and economics. In these original essays, written to commemorate the centenary of Ramsey's birth, a distinguished international team. of contributors offer fresh perspectives on his work and show its ongoing relevance to present-day concerns.

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