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Philosophy of language

Paperback. Imagining an encounter between Moliere's Don Juan and Austin, this bold yet subtle meditation contemplates the seductive promises of speech and of love, in a telling exchange among philosophy, linguistics, literature, and Lacanian theory. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; CFB; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744539
ISBN
9780804744539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardback. Challenges the commonly held notion that language is what makes us uniquely human. This book argues that what distinguishes us in the animal kingdom is our capacity for recursion: the ability to embed our thoughts within other thoughts. It shows how the recursive mind was critical to survival in the harsh conditions of the Pleistocene epoch. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 halftones. 9 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: CFD; HPM; JMAQ; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145471
ISBN
9780691145471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.56

Paperback. Editor(s): Leopold, Joan. Series: Prix Volney Essay Series. Num Pages: 995 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AD; 2J; CBX; CFA; CFF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
995
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401098762
ISBN
9789401098762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 134.97

Paperback. In this study Friedrich Waismann gives a systematic presentation of insights into philosophical problems which can be achieved by clarifying the language in which the problems are posed. Much of the material and the method itself derive from Wittgenstein's work in the early 1930s. Editor(s): Harre, Rom. Num Pages: 448 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFA; CFG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 37. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333630549
ISBN
9780333630549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 150.62

Hardback. Series: Perspectives in Pragmatics, Philosophy & Psychology. Num Pages: 364 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFA; CFB; CFGA; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319410777
ISBN
9783319410777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.66

Paperback. Editor(s): Gustafsson, Martin; Hertzberg, Lars. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; GT; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048160532
ISBN
9789048160532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Hardback. Shows that philosophers and linguists of quite different brands have tended to give undue priority to their own favorite theoretical framework, and have presupposed that the descriptive scheme invoked by that framework constitutes a pattern to which any linguistic practice somehow has to conform. Editor(s): Gustafsson, Martin; Hertzberg, Lars. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402006913
ISBN
9781402006913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.20

Paperback. aeo Unique appraisal of the impact of 20th century movements within the philosophy of language on religious discourse. aeo Lively and accessible introduction for undergraduates on both religious studies and philosophy courses. aeo Engages the reader in further study through suggested readings at the end of each chapter. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFA; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557865823
ISBN
9781557865823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.34

Paperback. Editor(s): McGuinness, B. F.; Oliveri, Gianluigi. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 394 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPJ; HPL; PBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048143894
ISBN
9789048143894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 195.25

Hardback. Is common language conceptually prior to idiolectics? What is a theory of meaning? Does constructivism provide a satisfactory account of mathematics? What are indefinitely extensible concepts? Can we change the past? This book addresses these questions. Editor(s): McGuinness, Brian; Oliveri, Gianluigi. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 394 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792328049
ISBN
9780792328049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 202.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
Springer
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1974
Condition
New
SKU
V9789024715893
ISBN
9789024715893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.57

Paperback. Editor(s): Drummond, J. J.; Embree, Lester. Series: Contributions to Phenomenology. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF3; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1992
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048142071
ISBN
9789048142071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.41

Paperback. Series: Library of Rhetorics. Num Pages: 123 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; DS; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 8. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
Number of pages
123
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401048811
ISBN
9789401048811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.40

Paperback. Editor(s): Jaeggli, M.; Safir, Kenneth J. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1030.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556080876
ISBN
9781556080876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 253.24

Paperback. Deals with the debate over the origins of the New Theory of Reference. This book discusses who was responsible for the ideas that Saul Kripke presented in his "Naming and Necessity". It also discusses the contributions of philosophers such as Follesdal, Geach, Hintikka, Plantinga, and Stig Kanger to the development of modal semantics. Editor(s): Humphreys, Paul W.; Fetzer, James H. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792355786
ISBN
9780792355786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 199.99

Hardback. A collection of essays, which is the definitive version of a widely discussed debate over the origins of the New Theory of Reference. It is suitable for those acquainted with these influential ideas. Editor(s): Humphreys, Paul W.; Fetzer, James H. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792348986
ISBN
9780792348986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.14

Paperback. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1998
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048151264
ISBN
9789048151264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

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