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Philosophy of language
Paperback. What is the necessary raison d'etre that puzzles serve? Why did they emerge at the same time in history as myth, magic and the occult arts? And why can't we put them down? This book presents an exploration of the philosophical implications of the puzzle instinct. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; JMR; PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217080
- ISBN
- 9780253217080
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€ 23.99€ 22.06
€ 23.99
€ 22.06
paperback. This work discusses the view that there is no thought, and thus no meaning, without language, and shows how this concurs with psychoanalytic theory and practice. It includes coverage of: the explanation of action; the concept of subjectivity; and the geneology of morals. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674720961
- ISBN
- 9780674720961
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Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.50
€ 53.99
€ 45.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 372 pages, index. BIC Classification: CFA; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226398815
- ISBN
- 9780226398815
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€ 43.00€ 37.54
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Paperback. Since the middle of the 20th century Ludwig Wittgenstein has been an exceptionally influential and controversial figure wherever philosophy is studied. This is the most comprehensive volume ever published on Wittgenstein: thirty-five leading scholars explore the whole range of his thought, offering critical engagement and original interpretation. Editor(s): Kuusela, Oskari; McGinn, Marie. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Philosophy. Num Pages: 840 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF; HPL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1446.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198708995
- ISBN
- 9780198708995
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Condition: New
€ 53.28
€ 53.28
The Logic of Our Language. An Introduction to Symbolic Logic.
Jackson, Rodger L.; McLeod, Melanie L.
Paperback. A book that lays bare the underlying logic of the English language. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 185 x 19. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554811847
- ISBN
- 9781554811847
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Condition: New
€ 58.47€ 45.20
€ 58.47
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Paperback. Mark Turner makes the revolutionary claim that the basic issue for cognitive science is the nature of literary thinking. Using tools of modern linguistics, the recent work of neuroscientists, and literary masterpieces from Shakespeare, Homer, and Dante, Turner explains how story and projection are fundamental to everyday thought. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195126679
- ISBN
- 9780195126679
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Condition: New
€ 33.02
€ 33.02
Paperback. Editor(s): Rorty, Richard. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226725697
- ISBN
- 9780226725697
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Condition: New
€ 41.29
€ 41.29
The Linguistic Dimension of Kant's Thought. Historical and Critical Es...
. Ed(S): Schalow, Frank; Velkley, Richard L.
Paperback. While the issue of language has become a key fulcrum of continental philosophy since the twentieth century, Immanuel Kant has been overlooked as a thinker whose breadth of insight has helped to spearhead this advance. The Linguistic Dimension of Kant's Thought remedies this historical gap by gathering new essays by distinguished Kant scholars. Editor(s): Schalow, Frank; Velkley, Richard L. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810129962
- ISBN
- 9780810129962
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Condition: New
€ 116.40
€ 116.40
Paperback. Now including a new introduction from the author, this major work from one of England's finest living writers is essential reading for all those who care about the creation and appreciation of literature. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; CFA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 370.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd London
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415290036
- ISBN
- 9780415290036
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.81
€ 19.99
€ 19.81
paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141980775
- ISBN
- 9780141980775
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
hardcover. From Sources of the Self to A Secular Age, Charles Taylor has shown how we create ways of being, as individuals and as a society. Here, he demonstrates that language is at the center of this generative process. Language does not merely describe; it constitutes meaning, and the shared practice of speech shapes human experience. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HP; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674660205
- ISBN
- 9780674660205
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.89
€ 40.99
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Hardback. Cappelen and Dever present a forceful challenge to the standard view that perspective, and in particular the perspective of the first person, is a philosophically deep aspect of the world. Their goal is not to show that we need to explain indexical and other perspectival phenomena in different ways, but to show that the entire topic is an illusion. Series: Context and Content. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK; HPM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 167 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199686742
- ISBN
- 9780199686742
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€ 103.63
€ 103.63
Paperback. Reveals everyday language as the key to understanding morals and ethics in Yoruba culture. The author identifies the priorities of Yoruba philosophy and culture though everyday expression and shows that there are rational pathways to both truth and beauty. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1H; 2HCWVY; CFA; GTB; HPQ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214164
- ISBN
- 9780253214164
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.14
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Hardback. A many-faceted exploration of spoken eloquence: how it works, how it has evolved, and how to tap its remarkable power Num Pages: 256 pages, 29 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBP; CFA; CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 412. Good copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper with minor edge wear but remains good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Yale University Press New Haven, CT
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0008983
- ISBN
- 9780300214260
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 29 b/w illus. BIC Classification: CBP; CFA; CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300226409
- ISBN
- 9780300226409
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.65
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Paperback. The articles in this work examine aspects of the interpretation of generic expressions. The introduction provides an overview of various issues and synthesizes analytical approaches to them. The papers that follow collectively reflect the state of the art in the semantics of generics. Editor(s): Carlson, Greg N.; Pelletier, Francis Jeffry. Num Pages: 474 pages, 2 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 30. Weight in Grams: 766.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 474
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226092928
- ISBN
- 9780226092928
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Condition: New
€ 65.70€ 55.68
€ 65.70
€ 55.68
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226225166
- ISBN
- 9780226225166
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 27.98
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€ 27.98
Hardback. The ethical question is the question of our times. Within critical theory, it has focused on the act of reading. This original and courageous study reverses the terms of inquiry to analyse the ethical composition of the act of writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, None. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- y First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748618309
- ISBN
- 9780748618309
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Condition: New
€ 143.33€ 137.20
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Paperback. Num Pages: 816 pages, 22 line illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPM; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 193 x 233 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 812
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195335422
- ISBN
- 9780195335422
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Condition: New
€ 206.34
€ 206.34
Paperback. A study of the fundamental building blocks that serve to organise natural language systems. The author argues that there are two distinct forms of agreement in linguistic theory: feature compatibility and an abstract syntactic relation. Her primary source of evidence is Chamorro, an Austro-nesian language spoken on Guam and Saipan. Num Pages: 436 pages, 554 tree diagrams. BIC Classification: 2PG; CFA; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226106090
- ISBN
- 9780226106090
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.33
€ 52.99
€ 41.33