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A. d’Abro (1901 – 1996), Armenian-American science historian and writer. His major works include The Evolution of Scientific Thought from Newton to Einstein (1927), Newtonian Mechanics (1934), and The Rise of the New Physics: Its Mathematical and Physical Theories (1939). His fields of specialization were history of physics, the philosophy of science, and the popularization of science.
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Non-existence, philosophy: non-existence is not simply expressible for the classical predicate logic which attributes properties through quantification in the form of (Ex)(Fx) "There is at least one x, with the property F" (in short "There is at least one F"), since existence is not a property. The form "There is at least one x that does not exist" is contradictory. See also existence predicate, "There is", existence, unicorn example, pegasus example, round square, proof of God's existence._____________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. | |||
Author | Item | More concepts for author | |
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Adorno, Th.W. | Non-Existence | Adorno | |
Armstrong, David M. | Non-Existence | Armstrong | |
Boer, Steven E. | Non-Existence | Boer | |
Brandom, Robert | Non-Existence | Brandom | |
Chisholm, Roderick | Non-Existence | Chisholm | |
d’Abro, A. | Non-Existence | d’Abro | |
Field, Hartry | Non-Existence | Field | |
Foucault, Michel | Non-Existence | Foucault | |
Fraassen, Bas van | Non-Existence | Fraassen | |
Frege, Gottlob | Non-Existence | Frege | |
Hintikka, Jaakko | Non-Existence | Hintikka | |
Meinong, Alexius | Non-Existence | Meinong | |
Millikan, Ruth | Non-Existence | Millikan | |
Montague, Richard | Non-Existence | Montague | |
Parsons, Terence | Non-Existence | Parsons | |
Quine, W.V.O. | Non-Existence | Quine | |
Rorty, Richard | Non-Existence | Rorty | |
Stalnaker, Robert | Non-Existence | Stalnaker | |
Strawson, Peter F. | Non-Existence | Strawson | |
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