Philosophy of language
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Philosophy of language
Hardback. Francois Recanati has pioneered the 'mental file' framework for thinking about concepts and how we refer to the world in thought and language. He now explores what happens to mental files in a dynamic setting: Recanati argues that communication involves interpersonal dynamic files. Series: Lines of Thought. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198790358
- ISBN
- 9780198790358
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Condition: New
€ 95.56
€ 95.56
paperback. Highlights Foucault's life and thought, showing his impact on society. Beginning with a brief biography to set the social and political stage, this VSI then tackles Foucault's thoughts on literature, in particular the avant-garde scene; his philosophical and historical work; and his treatment of knowledge and power in modern society. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: CFA; HPC; HPS; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 116. Very good clean copy showing minor age and shelfwear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford Oxford
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0025592
- ISBN
- 9780192805577
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
paperback. Philosophy, science, and common sense all refer to propositions-things we believe and say, and things which are true or false. But there is no consensus on what sorts of things these entities are. Jeffrey C. King, Scott Soames, and Jeff Speaks argue that commitment to propositions is indispensable, and each defend their own views on the debate. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: CF; CFA; HPM; JMR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780198776802
- ISBN
- 9780198776802
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Condition: New
€ 53.32
€ 53.32
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.
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- 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
Paperback. This study asks why we call a given grouping of words "poetry" and why these arouse "aesthetic imagination". It explores concerns fundamental to the understanding and appreciation of poetry, including the nature of metaphor, the difference between verse and prose, and the essence of meaning. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 131 x 205 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819560261
- ISBN
- 9780819560261
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Condition: New
€ 31.36
€ 31.36
paperback. Editor(s): Fagersten, Kristy Beers. Num Pages: 352 pages, 9 figures, 7 tables. BIC Classification: APT; CFA; JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610816
- ISBN
- 9780815610816
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Condition: New
€ 47.91
€ 47.91
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.
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- 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
€ 57.68€ 45.20
€ 57.68
€ 45.20
Paperback. This concise and affordable anthology is designed for use as a textbook in both undergraduate and graduate courses in philosophy of language. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551112534
- ISBN
- 9781551112534
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Condition: New
€ 63.05€ 62.80
€ 63.05
€ 62.80
Paperback. Philosophical theorizing about language now involves an increasing emphasis on empirical work and a renewed convergence with philosophy of mind, formal semantics and logic. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551110868
- ISBN
- 9781551110868
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Condition: New
€ 55.51
€ 55.51
Paperback. This volume explores the intersubjective and social dimensions of self-deception. Editor(s): Dupuy, Jean-Pierre. Series: Center for the Study of Language and Information Publication Lecture Notes. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 325.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575860688
- ISBN
- 9781575860688
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. Introduces a post-modern attitude into the science of language. The author demonstrates how modern linguistics turns out to be a metaphysical statement of only a section of language, and how the synchronicity of modern linguistics cannot deliver on its promises to produce empirically relevant descriptions of the existence of the everyday language. Num Pages: 481 pages, charts. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 180 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1086.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 481
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788778385826
- ISBN
- 9788778385826
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.26
€ 43.99
€ 31.26
Paperback. Editor(s): Collin, Finn. Num Pages: 125 pages. BIC Classification: 1DND; CFA; HPCA; HPCD; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 125
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772899893
- ISBN
- 9788772899893
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€ 43.99€ 31.56
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€ 31.56
Paperback. Editor(s): Collin, Finn. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DND; CFA; HPCA; HPCD; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Edition
- 40th Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763504942
- ISBN
- 9788763504942
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.56
€ 43.99
€ 31.56
Hardcover. Num Pages: 381 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 183 x 27. Weight in Grams: 980.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 381
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772893525
- ISBN
- 9788772893525
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Condition: New
€ 67.16€ 52.48
€ 67.16
€ 52.48
Dialogue devoted to the relation between language and reality. This book opens up the "Cratylus" to all philosophically interested readers, as well as to cultural historians and to those whose primary concern is the history of linguistics. The introduction presents the internal dynamics of this text and explains its place within Plato's oeuvre. Translator(s): Reeve, C. D. C. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CFA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872204171
- ISBN
- 9780872204171
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Condition: New
€ 51.84€ 41.03
€ 51.84
€ 41.03
Hardback. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFA; CFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691648415
- ISBN
- 9780691648415
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Condition: New
€ 111.50
€ 111.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 367 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCB; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589880962
- ISBN
- 9781589880962
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 31.33
€ 47.99
€ 31.33
Hardback. Criteria and methods of a structural analysis of pictorial language as a way of understanding the semiotic system of the visual arts. This is presented with a discussion of an information-processing model for optical illusions and computer simulations. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: ABA; CFA; GTE; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880334891
- ISBN
- 9780880334891
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Condition: New
€ 48.56
€ 48.56
Paperback. This study focuses on the principles at work in the communicative use of language. It explores various aspects of explanatory and expository uses of language across a wide range of applications, ranging from the factual to the fictional, and from the expository to the literary. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847690916
- ISBN
- 9780847690916
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Condition: New
€ 74.43
€ 74.43
hardcover. This study focuses on the principles at work in the communicative use of language. It explores various aspects of explanatory and expository uses of language across a wide range of applications, ranging from the factual to the fictional, and from the expository to the literary. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847690909
- ISBN
- 9780847690909
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Condition: New
€ 174.64
€ 174.64