Metaphysics and Grammar

Charlton, William

Metaphysics and Grammar - London Bloomsbury Publishing 2014 - 234p

includes index and biblioraphy

1 Introduction ...1 2 How metaphysics arose ...21 3 Grammar and lexicography ....37 4 Wittgenstein and chomsky on grammar ...47 5 Truth and predication ...69 6 Existence and quantification ...89 7 Goodness, counsels and commands ...99 8 Change and tense ...117 9 Time and aspect ...127 10 Causation ...141 11 Materiality ...157 12 Thinking ...169 13 Saying ...193 14 Conclusion ...205

9781472579300 2058

N20 / C381

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