'Yo!' and 'Lo!': The Pragmatic Topography of the Space of Reasons
Mark Lance Rebecca Kukla
Much of twentieth-century philosophy was organized around the “linguistic turn,” in which metaphysical and epistemological issues were approached through an analysis of language. This turn was marked by two assumptions: that it was primarily the semantics of language that was relevant to broader philosophical issues, and that declarative assertions were the only verbal acts of serious philosophical interest. In ‘Yo!’ and ‘Lo!’ Rebecca Kukla and Mark Lance reject these assumptions. Looking at philosophical problems starting with the pragmatics of language, they develop a typology of pragmatic categories of speech within which declaratives have no uniquely privileged position. They demonstrate that ... Read more
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Joseph Rouse, Wesleyan University 'Yo!' and 'Lo!' is an innovative investigation into the philosophy ... Read more