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Max Black (1909-1988), Azerbaijani-born British-American philosopher. His major works include The Nature of Mathematics (1933), Language and Philosophy (1949), and Problems of Analysis (1954). His fields of specialization were philosophy of language, the philosophy of mathematics, and the philosophy of science.
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Synonymy, philosophy: synonymy is the similarity of meaning of linguistic expressions. The conditions for actual equality of meaning are diverse and vary considerably, depending on the consideration of various aspects such as e.g. regional characteristics of the language use or different size of the subject area in question. See also intension, extension, identity, externalism, opacity, substitution, interpretation, translation, language usage._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Carnap, Rudolf | Synonymy | Carnap | |
Chomsky, Noam | Synonymy | Chomsky | |
Cresswell, Maxwell J. | Synonymy | Cresswell | |
Fodor, Jerry | Synonymy | Fodor | |
Geach, Peter | Synonymy | Geach | |
Goodman, Nelson | Synonymy | Goodman | |
Habermas, Jürgen | Synonymy | Habermas | |
Katz, Jerrold J. | Synonymy | Katz | |
Kripke, Saul A. | Synonymy | Kripke | |
Lewis, David K. | Synonymy | Lewis | |
Lyons, John | Synonymy | Lyons | |
Quine, W.V.O. | Synonymy | Quine | |
Rorty, Richard | Synonymy | Rorty | |
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