... comprehensive and detailed, historically accurate and philosophically acute, profound and clear. Those interested in the metaphysical foundations of analytic philosophy will find it very useful. -- Stewart Umphrey, St. John's College This work is simultaneously a scholarly investigation of four of the most important thinkers in the analytic tradition, and a sustained critique of contemporary relativisms. This is a provocative and challenging reading of the analytic tradition. -- Evan Fales, The University of Iowa Dejnozka's superb expertise on Frege and Russell inevitably must be stressed. But his book is not 'mere history'; there are many sharp criticisms of major contemporaries. -- Jose' Benardete, Syracuse University [T]he reader knows, at any point, exactly where he/she is in the development of the main argument. Combined with a precise, transparent style of writing the book is a treat to read. Particularly impressive are the novel insights and deeper interpretations which the author gives of the four analysts...[A] fine thought-provoking piece of research. -- Wayne A. Patterson, AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY This is a very ambitious book, executed with intelligence and argumentative skill. -- Arthur Falk, Western Michigan University Russell: The Journal Of The Bertrand Russell Archives I regard this book as a most important contribution to our understanding of the course of analytic philosophy from Frege to Quine, as well as to our philosophical understanding of the topics mentioned in its title. -- Panayot Butchvarov, University of Iowa [W]hat is still rightly regarded as the analytic tradition has indeed not only turned back to more traditional metaphysical concerns..., but also taken an interest, self-reflectively, in its own historical roots, with the expectation of uncovering metaphysical conceptions at work...Jan Dejnozka's book is a fine example of this historically motivated return to metaphysics, offering a detailed and scholarly elucidation of the ontological views of Frege and Russell... -- Michael Beaney, University of Manchester International Review Of Philosophical Studies Dejnozka's book contains a wealth of remarkable material relative to the classical period of analytic philosophy. -- Jaroslav Peregrin Filosoficky Casopis, (Czech)
