Ontology of the Analytic Tradition and Its Origins

Jan Dejnozka is a visiting scholar of Law and Philosophy at the University of Michigan. His articles have appeared in Russell, International Studies in Philosophy, Dialogos and The International Journal for Philosophy.

... comprehensive and detailed, historically accurate and philosophically acute, profound and clear. Those interested in the metaphysical foundations of analytic philosophy will find it very useful. -- Stewart Umphrey, St. John's College This work is simultaneously a scholarly investigation of four of the most important thinkers in the analytic tradition, and a sustained critique of contemporary relativisms. This is a provocative and challenging reading of the analytic tradition. -- Evan Fales, The University of Iowa Dejnozka's superb expertise on Frege and Russell inevitably must be stressed. But his book is not 'mere history'; there are many sharp criticisms of major contemporaries. -- Jose' Benardete, Syracuse University [T]he reader knows, at any point, exactly where he/she is in the development of the main argument. Combined with a precise, transparent style of writing the book is a treat to read. Particularly impressive are the novel insights and deeper interpretations which the author gives of the four analysts...[A] fine thought-provoking piece of research. -- Wayne A. Patterson, AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY This is a very ambitious book, executed with intelligence and argumentative skill. -- Arthur Falk, Western Michigan University Russell: The Journal Of The Bertrand Russell Archives I regard this book as a most important contribution to our understanding of the course of analytic philosophy from Frege to Quine, as well as to our philosophical understanding of the topics mentioned in its title. -- Panayot Butchvarov, University of Iowa [W]hat is still rightly regarded as the analytic tradition has indeed not only turned back to more traditional metaphysical concerns..., but also taken an interest, self-reflectively, in its own historical roots, with the expectation of uncovering metaphysical conceptions at work...Jan Dejnozka's book is a fine example of this historically motivated return to metaphysics, offering a detailed and scholarly elucidation of the ontological views of Frege and Russell... -- Michael Beaney, University of Manchester International Review Of Philosophical Studies Dejnozka's book contains a wealth of remarkable material relative to the classical period of analytic philosophy. -- Jaroslav Peregrin Filosoficky Casopis, (Czech)