Indian Philosophy of Language
Mark Siderits
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hardcover. Examines some of the important theories to be found in classical Indian philosophy that bear directly on concerns in philosophy of language. The issues discussed in this book are: the problem of sentential unity, the sense-reference distinction, and our talk about the non-existent. No background knowledge of Indian philosophy is presupposed. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
What can the philosophy of language learn from the classical Indian philosophical tradition? As recently as twenty or thirty years ago this question simply would not have arisen. If a practitioner of analytic philosophy of language of that time had any view of Indian philosophy at all, it was most likely to be the stereotyped picture of a gaggle of navel gazing mystics making vaguely Bradley-esque pronouncements on the oneness of the one that was one once. Much work has been done in the intervening years to overthrow that stereotype. Thanks to the efforts of such scholars as J. N. ... Read more
What can the philosophy of language learn from the classical Indian philosophical tradition? As recently as twenty or thirty years ago this question simply would not have arisen. If a practitioner of analytic philosophy of language of that time had any view of Indian philosophy at all, it was most likely to be the stereotyped picture of a gaggle of navel gazing mystics making vaguely Bradley-esque pronouncements on the oneness of the one that was one once. Much work has been done in the intervening years to overthrow that stereotype. Thanks to the efforts of such scholars as J. N. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy
Number of Pages
199
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792312628
SKU
V9780792312628
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