Subject and Predicate in Logic and Grammar

P.F. Strawson is Waynflete Professor Emeritus of Metaphysical Philosophy at University College, Oxford, UK.

• Contents: Preface; Introduction; Part I The subject in logic: The 'basic combination': Some formal differences; Spatio-temporal particulars and general concepts; Propositional combination: a tripartition of function; Formal differences explained for the basic case; The generalization of the form; An objection answered; Proper Names - and others: What is the use of them?; Names and identity; Names in the framework of logic: proper names, variable names and descriptive names; General names. Part II The subject in general: Language-types and perspicuous grammars: Essential grammar and variable grammar; Language-types 1 and 2; Language-types 3: relations; Further minor enrichments: space-time indication; Substantiation and its modes: Special case and general function; Some supporting evidence; Modes of substantiation; Further matters: existence; negation; scope; The generalization of the subject: Derivative roles and derivative elements; The generalization of the subject; The fitting in of feature; Further questions. Index.

'P.F. Strawson's stature in recent and contemporary philosophy is enormous.' A.C. Grayling, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK 'Strawson's work has played a significant role in getting us to where we are now." Timothy Williamson, New College, University of Oxford, UK