The Significance of the New Logic

Author(s)

Freire, Alfredo Roque

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: AXIOMS; v. 8, n. 2, p. 3-pg., 2019-06-01.

Abstract

In this review, I will discuss the historical importance of The Significance of the New Logic by Quine. This is a translation of the original O Sentido da Nova Logica in Portuguese by Carnielli, Janssen-Lauret, and Pickering. The American philosopher wrote this book in the beginning of the 1940s, before a major shift in his philosophy. Thus, I will argue that the reader must see this book as an introduction to an important period in his thinking. I will provide a brief summary of the chapters, remarking on valuable features in each of them and positions Quine abandoned in his later work. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 16/10497-8 - Compared study of ontological commitment of classes and sets theories
• Grantee: Alfredo Roque de Oliveira Freire Filho
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)