TEORIA DA DEFINIÇÃO: DAS DEFINIÇÕES REAIS ÀS DEFINIÇÕES PREDICATIVAS / THEORY OF DEFINITION: FROM REAL DEFINITIONS TO PREDICATIVE DEFINITIONS

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2006

RESUMO

The main aspects of the theory of definition that are discussed in this thesis are the following: 1) the nature of definitions; 2) the methodology used in the formulation of definitions; 3) the role that definitions play in science in general; 4) the characteristics that distinguish axioms and hypotheses from definitions; 5) the distinction between nominal and real definitions; 6) the relation between definition and demonstration. An examination of different points of view throughout the history of philosophy in connection with these aspects shows that it is not possible to reach scientific rigor without the employment of clear and exact definitions, and leads to the conclusion that definitions have an essential epistemological role.

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epistemologia definicao real essencia essence analise epistemology definicao definition analyses real definition

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