PRIOR’S DEFINITION OF CREATIVE DEFINITIONS (SOBOCIŃSKI-PRIOR-LEJEWSKI’S DISCUSSION ON THE LEŚNIEWSKIAN DEFINITIONS)

• Authors: Rybaříková Zuzana
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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The article introduces Prior’s paper Definitions, Rules and Axioms which deals with Leśniewski’s creative definitions. It presents the origins of Prior’s paper and the discussion which is linked with its final form. Prior’s aim in this paper was to present the Leśniewskian definitions in comparison with Russell’s concept of definitions, demonstrating their advantages and disadvantages. The main source of Prior’s knowledge about the Leśniewskian definitions were Sobociński’s papers and letters, which are stored in the Bodleian library. Although the paper Definitions, Rules and Axioms is a unique attempt at approximating creative definitions, it contains several mistakes. Lejewski identified them in his letter to Prior and also described how they arose. Lejewski’s critique was not severe, however, and Prior coped with it in the introductory page of his paper.

Keywords

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PRIOR ARTHUR N.; SOBOCIŃSKI BOLESŁAW; LEJEWSKI CZESŁAW; LEŚNIEWSKI STANISŁAW; CREATIVE DEFINITION

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and Institute of Philosophy of Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic
• Journal: Organon F. medzinárodný časopis pre analytickú filozofiu
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 405 – 416

Contributors

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Rybaříková Zuzana

• Department of Philosophy, Palacký University Olomouc, Křížkovského 12, 77180 Olomouc, Czech Republic