UID:
edocfu_9961342762902883
Umfang:
1 online resource
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-5017-4132-2
Inhalt:
Although the range is wide (philosophy of language, logic, philosophy of science) in this collection of essays, there is a certain unity of treatment arising from the author's steady interest in using "linguistic analysis" to cast some new light on old problems, such as the nature of logic, causation, and induction.
Anmerkung:
Frontmatter --
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Preface /
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Contents --
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I. Language and Reality --
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II. Explanations of Meaning --
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III. Metaphor --
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IV. Presupposition and Implication --
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V. Necessary Statements and Rules --
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VI. The Analysis of Rules --
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VII. Possibility --
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VIII. Making Something Happen --
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IX. Can the Effect Precede the Cause? --
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X. The "Direction" of Time --
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XI. Can Induction Be Vindicated? --
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XII. Self-supporting Inductive Arguments --
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XIII. Models and Archetypes --
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XIV. Linguistic Relativity: The Views of Benjamin Lee Whorf --
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Additional Notes and References --
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Index
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In English.
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-8014-0041-4
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.7591/9781501741326
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