THE EXISTENTIAL QUANTIFIER AND THE PROBLEM OF THE PREDICATION OF EXISTENCE IN BOLZANO

• Authors: Vlasakova M.
• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

Instead of the existential quantifier Bernard Bolzano uses his notion of 'Gegenständlichkeit einer Vorstellung an sich' (objectivity of a representation in itself). This approach makes it possible for him to solve the traditional problem of the predication of existence (i.e. whether it is possible to consider existence as a standard property of individuals) in accordance with an approach common today, namely to take existence to be primarily a property ('occupation') of a corresponding representation in itself, and not a characteristic of individuals. However, Bolzano considers a property of real existence to be attributable also to particular individuals, which is essentially different from the usual practice.

Keywords

EN

BOLZANO BERNARD; EXISTENTIAL QUANTIFIER; PREDICATION OF EXISTENCE; PROPERTY OF REAL EXISTENCE

Discipline

• PHILOSOPHY: PHILOSOPHY

• 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: 2005
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 168-175
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Vlasakova M.

• M. Vlasakova, no address given, contact the journal editor

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

06SKAAAA00882107