The Concepts of Meaning, Verification and Necessity as in Hume and Logical Positivism/Bimalendu Samanta. Calcutta, K.P. Bagchi, 1997, xv, 126 p., $11. ISBN 81-7074-186-6.
Contents: Preface. Introduction. 1. Concept of meaning in Hume and its transformation in logical positivism. 2. The phenomenological critique of the empiricist concept of meaning. 3. Concept of ‘necessity’ in Hume and logical positivism: I. Concept of ‘necessity’ in Hume. II. Concept of ‘necessity’ in logical positivism. 4. The empirical concept of necessity : a critical analysis. V. Concluding remarks. Selected bibliography. Index.
"The present book deals with the concepts of meaning, verification and necessity as in Hume and logical positivism.
"The author thinks that there is a vacuum in these concepts. The present volume tries to fill up that vacuum. In doing this, the author deals these concepts from a phenomenological view point, and tries to draw a more logical conclusion." (jacket)