Why Does Language Matter to Philosophy?

Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Hacking, Ian Hacking
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 26.09.1975
• EAN: 9780521099981
• ISBN: 978-0-521-09998-1
• Pagine: 212
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia