On Carnap

This brief text assists students in understanding Carnap's philosophy and thinking so they can more fully engage in useful, intelligent class dialogue and improve their understanding of course content. Part of the Wadsworth Notes Series, (which will eventually consist of approximately 100 titles, each focusing on a single "thinker" from ancient times to the present), ON CARNAP is written by a philosopher deeply versed in the philosophy of this key thinker. Like other books in the series, this concise book offers sufficient insight into the thinking of a notable philosopher, better enabling students to engage in reading and to discuss the material in class and on paper.

This brief text assists students in understanding Carnap's philosophy and thinking so they can more fully engage in useful, intelligent class dialogue and improve their understanding of course content. Part of the Wadsworth Notes Series, (which will eventually consist of approximately 100 titles, each focusing on a single "thinker" from ancient times to the present), ON CARNAP is written by a philosopher deeply versed in the philosophy of this key thinker. Like other books in the series, this concise book o

C. Wayne Mayhall is adjunct professor of philosophy at Bethel College and Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is the author of ON PLOTINUS (2003), ON CARNAP (2002), and ON BUBER (2003), in the Wadsworth Philosophers Series and ON LOGICAL POSITIVISM (2002), in the Wadsworth Philosophical Topics Series. As contributing editor, he recently collaborated with Gary L. Comstock of North Carolina State University on the 2nd edition of RELIGIOUS AUTOBIOGRAPHIES (Wadsworth, 2003). A former news writer for a New York Times syndicate and a professional writer for over two decades for such national magazines as READER'S DIGEST, NATIONAL WILDLIFE, MODERN MATURITY, AND MEN'S FITNESS, he decided a decade ago to combine two passions, humanities studies and writing, into an interdisciplinary pursuit to teach and publish in the fields of philosophy, sociology, and religion. In addition to rewriting chapters 1-3 and 8 for this 2nd edition of PATTERNS OF RELIGION, he is presently working on a biography on 18th century English man of letters and poet William Cowper, a made-for-television script based on the book Shantung Compound about the life of American theologian Langdon Gilkey, and the translation of several Greek classic works to modern English. His primary fields of study are the history of philosophy and religion with concentrations in existentialism and phenomenology and 17th and 18th century English and American Puritanism. He is most indebted to the companionship of his wife Laura Anne and the love of his children, Emily, Isaiah, Solomon and Clara.