Analytic Philosophy offers the promise of a more scientific approach to examining philosophical arguments. Transforming them into a series of simple logical propositions can be problematic. Before they can be tested, the often flowery and convoluted language used by many philosophers must be translated into a series of simple, unambiguous statements. These statements are then logically examined to see if they are true or false. Often, the same statements will have very different implications when examined using logic. For example, if I say “The King of Spain is Bald”, the meaning is clear and I can check the facts to see if it is true or not. However, the statement “The King of France is Bald” has the exact same logical form, but since there is no king of France, it may have no meaning at all. Despite its valid logical form, it may have no meaning.
Introduction
How do we really define Philosophy? The Greek word φιλοσοφία – Philosophia. Or as the term has been coined by modern Western language – Philosophy. The literal meaning of this word is relatively static. Derived from its Greek origin it comprises two separate words...
