Definition
Richard Robinson
Abstract
Definition has been practised and discussed for nearly two and a half millenniums. It has been more widely adopted, and less often reviled, than any other part of the original theory of logic drawn up by Aristotle. Today it is probably the best known idea in the field of logic, except for the idea of inference. The word ‘definition’ is more often used by the general public than any other peculiarly logical term except the word ‘logic’ itself. The purpose of this book, as a whole, is to clarify our conception of definition and to improve our defining activities. Topics covered include disagreem ... More
Keywords: word-thing definition, lexical definition, stipulative definition, real definition, mathematics
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 1963 | Print ISBN-13: 9780198241607 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: October 2011 | DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198241607.001.0001 |
