Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface. Introduction: Philosophy and Precision. Part I. Being and Essence. 1. On What Seems Not to Be. 2. On the Controversy about Universals. 3. On Forms of Objects. 4. On Good, Necessity and Sufficiency. 5. On Essence. Part II. Truth and Nonsense. 6. On the Definition and Criteria of Truth. 7. On Linguistic Categories. 8. On Questions. 9. On Semiotic Function of Conditionals. 10. On Nonsense. Part III. Understanding and Silence. 11. On Misunderstandings about Understanding. 12. On Definition, Explication, and Paraphrase. 13. On Reasoning. 14. On Simplicity. 15. On Silence. Conclusion: Science and Creation. References. Index of Names. Index of Subjects.

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