Surovell, Jonathan
(2013)
Carnap's Pragmatism.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
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Abstract
Carnap is widely seen as a founding father of the view that metaphysical debates do not concern any substantive issue. My dissertation argues against this line of interpretation. I propose a reading on which Carnap’s views on metaphysics and language, and in particular, his Principle of Tolerance and verificationism, derive from his pragmatism, i.e., from the thesis that scientific language is an instrument whose function is to aid in the derivation of observational knowledge. I argue that, so understood, various controversial aspects of Carnap’s philosophy are plausible.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
18 October 2013 |
| Date Type: |
Publication |
| Defense Date: |
13 June 2013 |
| Approval Date: |
18 October 2013 |
| Submission Date: |
11 August 2013 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Number of Pages: |
149 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Philosophy |
| Degree: |
PhD - Doctor of Philosophy |
| Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
verificationism, logical positivism, semantics, metaphysics, ontology, Carnap, the Vienna Circle, analytic philosophy, pragmatism |
| Date Deposited: |
18 Oct 2013 16:36 |
| Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 14:15 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/19799 |
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