Beschreibung:
Professor für Philosophie, Universität Toledo
The book State of Affairs reconstructs the controversy over Sachverhalt inthe German and Austria tradition. The author offers an overview of thedifferent proposals made regarding the meaning of "Sachverhalt". Theaim is to present various approaches and show different perspectives andmethods in studying its meaning. Each of these proposals provides a newdefinition of the concept. The main theme of these pages it to reproducethe debate about a concept that, finally, has come to be used efficiently inthe legal field. The discussion reveals numerous aspects by which philosophyhas contributed to this development.
Introduction1. What Does "Proposition in Itself " Mean?2. Intentionality and Content of Judgment3. Antipsychologism4. On Assumptions5. Sachverhalt6. The Phenomenological Approach7. Negative Judgments and State of Affairs8. Analytic Proof and Refutations9. The Paradox of "Sach-verhalt"10. Hermeneutical Issues11. Locutionary Acts and States of Affairs12. State of Affairs as a Link between Being and Ought13. False Pretences and State of AffairsConclusionsBibliographyIndex