Philosophy of language Books

Lettre Sur Les Caractères Chinois... explores the intricacies of the Chinese writing system, offering insights into its unique structure and historical development. Written in French, this work delves into the philosophical and linguistic aspects...

Many commentaries have been devoted to Lewis Carroll's masterpiece, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The interpretations range from Freudian analysis to speculations about the real-life people who may have inspired the animal characters. In this unique...

"Essay On Language," by William Samuel Cardell, explores the intricate relationship between language, the faculties of the mind, and its application to the natural world and human artifice. Originally published in 1825, this work delves into the...

Exploring the nature of possible relationships between Integrational Linguistics and Southern Epistemologies, this volume examines various ways in which Integrational Linguistics can be used to support the decolonizing interests of Southern...

Superficially, Wittgenstein and Heidegger seem worlds apart: they worked in different philosophical traditions, seemed mostly ignorant of one another's work, and Wittgenstein's terse aphorisms in plain language could not be farther stylistically...

Die Entwicklung der modernen Chemie ist ein Buch von Albrecht Rau, das erstmals im Jahr 1879 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch beschreibt die Entwicklung der Chemie von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart und untersucht die wichtigsten Entdeckungen und...

Peirce's Speculative Grammar: Logic as Semiotics offers a comprehensive, philologically accurate, and exegetically ambitious developmental account of Peirce's theory of speculative grammar. The book traces the evolution of Peirce's grammatical writings...

Originally published in 1973, this book shows that methods developed for the semantics of systems of formal logic can be successfully applied to problems about the semantics of natural languages; and, moreover, that such methods can take account of...

Het boek is gebaseerd op Max Stirner en de titel van zijn boek uit 1844: "de enige en zijn eigendom".

Language is central to political philosophy, yet until now there has been little in the way of a common framework capable of bridging disciplines that share an interest in language, power, and ethics. Studies are predominantly carried out in isolated...

This book offers a comprehensive reinterpretation of J.L. Austin's philosophy. It opens new ways of thinking about ethics and other contemporary issues in the wake of Austin's philosophical work.

Existential semiotics involves an a priori state of signs and their fixation into objective entities. These essays define this new philosophical field.

This book investigates the phenomenon of semantic under-determinacy by arguing for its distinctiveness and non-reducibility to other familiar phenomena, and addresses the question of how communication is possible despite it. Belleri argues that the...

Den psykologiske vej til beslutningstagning Den sokratiske dialog stammer fra antikken for næsten to tusind år siden og blev brugt som et simpelt middel til at indsamle information. Jordemoderkundskab, eller maieutik, som den sokratiske...

In 1916, three years after the death of Ferdinand de Saussure, the Cours de linguistique générale (CLG) was published in Geneva. This foundational work marked the beginning of a discipline that has profoundly influenced the development of...

This book concerns itself with the origin of speech and language, takes the reader through the steps of dialectic (how to reason) and rhetoric (how to persuade), examines the importance of stories and symbols and the role of thinking, and highlights the...

Why do we make bad decisions?How do people justify bad arguments?Is being sincere the same thing as being authentic?What is common sense?What is the link between ideology and delusion?Is populist rhetoric undermining democracy?What is the difference...

This compendium includes the following 5 complete books featuring renowned philosophers Brian Epstein, Onora O'Neill, Susan James, Hasana Sharp and Susan Wolf providing fully accessible insights into cutting-edge academic research...

This compendium includes the following 5 complete books featuring renowned philosophers James Robert Brown, Patricia Churchland, Charles Foster, Alfred Mele and Scott Soames providing fully accessible insights into cutting-edge...

The Second Easy Latin Reading Book, written by Edmund Fowle and originally published in 1873, is a comprehensive guide to Latin language learning. This book is intended for intermediate learners who have already acquired a basic understanding of Latin...

""Psychologie Und Philosophie Der Sprache"" is a book written by W. Oltuszewski in 1901, which explores the psychology and philosophy of language. The book delves into the intricacies of language, including its origins, structure, and use, and how it...

Tarbell's Lessons in Language, Book 2 is an educational book written by Horace Sumner Tarbell in 1891. The book is designed to teach young students the fundamentals of the English language, including grammar, punctuation, spelling, and vocabulary. The...

McFadden Language Series: Book 1 is a language learning book written by Effie Belle McFadden and first published in 1915. The book is designed to teach English grammar and composition to beginners. It covers topics such as parts of speech, sentence...

The book links the concept of intention to human action. It provides answers to questions like: Why do we act intentionally? Which impact do reasons and motives have on our decisions? Certain events are identified as intentional actions when they are...

FACILITATED AT THE INTERSECTION of faith, personal experience, and philosophical scrutiny, The Postmodern Poet: Himeros & Anteros, interrogates existence through the wordplay of formal and verbally aesthetic poetry. In his debut...

A theory of human origins that is one-half Charles Darwin and one-half Cain and Abel is bound to entail a lot of rethinking of traditional themes. Rene Girard's thesis of original human violence and the Bible's power to reveal it has been around for more...

""A First Latin Writer"" is a book written by Mather Almon Abbott and first published in 1904. It is a guide to learning Latin and is intended for beginners who have little or no prior knowledge of the language. The book is divided into two parts: the...

Intermediate Language Lessons is a classic textbook originally published in 1914 by Emma Serl. The book is designed to provide students with a comprehensive guide to language and grammar, covering topics such as vocabulary, sentence structure,...

A Voice From The Pew: No Uncertain Sound is a book written by Walter Smith Allen and published in 1887. The book is a collection of sermons and speeches delivered by the author during his tenure as a pastor in various churches. The sermons cover a wide...

The present volume investigates the legacy of Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell and Ludwig Wittgenstein in contemporary philosophy of language and linguistics. These philosophers inspired both the development of analytic philosophy and various...

You Can Instantly Master The Language Of Influence With An Easy & Proven Guide!Imagine being able to persuade and influence people with just your words.Your life would be so much easier.Think about it. You would be able to climb the ladder to success...

THE TRACTATUS LOGICO-PHILOSOPHICUS is the only book-length philosophical work published by the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein in his lifetime. The project had a broad aim - to identify the relationship between language and reality and to define...

This edited volume presents an innovative perspective on conversation and is the first book to deal with the epistemic aspects of conversation or dialogue. "Conversation" has been a recurring subject in various fields of philosophy, such as moral...

This book concerns the nature and the norms of inquiry. It tackles not only philosophical issues regarding what inquiry is, but also issues regarding how it should and should not be executed.

This book calls for the institution of an African feminist philosophy of language, challenging existing debates and encouraging a move away from the Western gaze. An important resource for researchers from across the fields of gender and women studies,...

Philosophy’s Treason: Studies in Philosophy and Translation gathers contributions from an international group of scholars at different stages of their careers, bringing together diverse perspectives on translation and philosophy. The volume’s...

Dictionary of metaphor terms used in Reverse Speech as discovered by David Oates. An essential handbook for students and general readers alike, to help with the interpretation of reverse utterances.

A Certain Gesture: Evnine's Batman Meme Project and Its Parerga! is an entirely original kind of work. It takes the form of commentaries on memes made with the image of Batman slapping Robin. The commentaries are written as if they were not authored by...

Die im Jahre 1905 von Gustav Gröouml;ber ins Leben gerufene Reihe der Beihefte zur Zeitschrift füuuml;r romanische Philologie zäauml;hlt zu den renommiertesten Fachpublikationen der Romanistik. Die Beihefte pflegen ein...

Expressivism has been dominating much of the metaethical debate of the past three decades. The aim of this book is to address a number of questions that have been neglected in the previous discussion.These primarily concern the psychological commitments...

Cette édition offre une mise en page spécifique en grands caractères ainsi qu'une police Atkinson Hyperlegible (Cette police d'écriture a été spécialement conçue pour améliorer la lisibilité, la distinction entre les caractères pour optimiser la...

This work was originally written as a PhD thesis at University of Southampton. It is inspired by The Butterfly Effect Theories to investigate lingua franca phenomena as complex adaptive systems within other complex adaptive systems. It focuses on...

Like most cultural groups, the oral tradition of Abagusii People of Kenya is expressed in, among others, proverbs. These capture lessons and meaning, modulated by time and context as they are passed down generations. Like riddles and metaphors, proverbs...

Explores the potential for a novel philosophy of history to be uncovered by tracing the connections between Giorgio Agamben's work (theoretical practice) and contemporary art (artistic practice).

Posits the origin of a specifically Chinese concept of "word-meaning," and sheds new light on the linguistic ideas in early Chinese philosophical texts.