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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Brand
- Cambridge University Press
- Binding
- TP
- EAN
- 9780521099981
- ISBN
- 0521099986
- Book Title
- Why Does Language Matter to Philosophy?
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- Cambridge University Press
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521099986
ISBN-13
9780521099981
eBay Product ID (ePID)
161792
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
212 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Why Does Language Matter to Philosophy?
Publication Year
1975
Subject
Mind & Body, Language
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
8.1 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
75-019432
Dewey Edition
18
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
190/.1/4
Table Of Content
Preface; 1. Strategy; Part I. The Heyday of Ideas: 2. Thomas Hobbes' mental discourse; 3. Port Royal's ideas; 4. Bishop Berkeley's abstractions; 5. Nobody's theory of meaning; Part II. The Heyday of Meanings: 6. Noam Chomsky's innatism; 7. Bertrand Russell's acquaintance; 8. Ludwig Wittgenstein's articulation; 9. A. J. Ayer's verification; 10. Norman Malcolm's dreams; Part III. The Heyday of Sentences: 11. Paul Feyerabend's theories; 12. Donald Davidson's truth; 13. Why does language matter to philosophy?; Bibliography; Index.
Synopsis
Including chapters on Hobbes, Berkeley, Chomsky, Russell, Wittgenstein, Ayer, Feyerabend and Davidson, among others, this survey attempts to discover the importance of language in philosophy through numerous case studies., Many people find themselves dissatisfied with recent linguistic philosophy, and yet know that language has always mattered deeply to philosophy and must in some sense continue to do so. Ian Hacking considers here some dozen case studies in the history of philosophy to show the different ways in which language has been important, and the consequences for the development of the subject. There are chapters on, among others, Hobbes, Berkeley, Russell, Ayer, Wittgenstein, Chomsky, Feyerabend and Davidson. Dr Hacking ends by speculating about the directions in which philosophy and the study of language seem likely to go. The book will provide students with a stimulating, broad survey of problems in the theory of meaning and the development of philosophy, particularly in this century. The topics treated in the philosophy of language are among the central, current concerns of philosophers, and the historical framework makes it possible to introduce concretely and intelligibly all the main theoretical issues.
LC Classification Number
B105.L
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