Philosophy of language

This edited volume explores the different and seminal ways colours matter to philosophy.

Universals of language have been studied extensively for the last four decades, allowing fundamental insight into the principles and general properties of human language.

For well over a century, academic disciplines have studied human behavior using quantitative information.

The aim of this book is to consider what reasonably follows from the hypothesis that the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus can be interpreted from a mystical point of view.

Ritual and practice are one of the most distinctive features of religion, and they are linked with its central beliefs.

This volume presents 50 contributions on the themes of reasonableness and effectiveness and their connections, which are central issues in argumentation theory.

This volume brings together a selection of papers presented at the 12th International Conference on the History of the Language Sciences (ICHoLS XII) held in St.

The rule-following debate, in its concern with the metaphysics and epistemology of linguistic meaning and mental content, goes to the heart of the most fundamental questions of contemporary philosophy of mind and language.

In their third book together, Adam B.

Thanks to their heterogeneity, the nine essays in this volume offer a clear testimony of Donald Davidson's authority, and they undoubtedly show how much his work - even if it has raised many doubts and criticisms - has been, and still is, highly influential and significant in contemporary analytical philosophy for a wide range of subjects.

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The issue of Muslim women's rights never seems outdated and has become trendy in the post-9/11 environment.

The two sections of this volume present theoretical developments and practical applicative papers respectively.

Engagement with the Muslim world and Muslim people is inevitable for Christians.

Now in its third edition, Philosophy of Language: A Contemporary Introduction introduces students to the main issues and theories in twenty-first-century philosophy of language, focusing specifically on linguistic phenomena.

Dissecting the radical impact of Walter Benjamin on contemporary cultural, postcolonial and translation theory, this book investigates the translation and reception of Benjamin's most famous text about translation, The Task of the Translator, in English language debates around 'cultural translation'.

This innovative volume provides a comprehensive integrated account of the study of conceptual figures, demonstrating the ways in which figures and in particular, conflictual figures, encapsulate linguistic expression in the fullest sense and in turn, how insights gleaned from their study can contribute to the wider body of linguistic research.

Bertrand Russell, G.

Auch der Koran kennt die Weihnachtsgeschichte.

This Element discusses Wittgenstein''s use of the term ''criteria'' and the post-Wittgensteinian debate.

By upending traditional perspectives, this book gives a biologically-grounded understanding of how spoken language conveys meaning.

Propositions are routinely invoked by philosophers, linguists, logicians, and other theorists engaged in the study of meaning, communication, and the mind.

This book presents selected academic papers addressing five key research areas - archaeology, history, language, culture and arts - related to the Malay Civilisation.

Beyond Language (Oltre il Linguaggio) is one of Italian philosopher Emmanuele Severino's major works, wrestling with whether it's possible to think meaningfully outside of the restrictions of language.

This volume brings together essays that explore the intersections between Nietzsche and Wittgenstein from various perspectives.

The present volume investigates the legacy of Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell and Ludwig Wittgenstein in contemporary philosophy of language and linguistics.

Luciano Floridi presents an innovative approach to philosophy, conceived as conceptual design.

The present volume assembles a relevant set of studies of argument by analogy, which address this topic in a systematic fashion, either from an essentially theoretical perspective or from the perspective of it being applied to different fields like politics, linguistics, literature, law, medicine, science in general and philosophy.

Concepts stand at the centre of human cognition.

When we use language, we presuppose many different things.

Kirk Ludwig presents a philosophical account of institutional action, such as action by corporations and nation states, arguing that it can be understood exhaustively in terms of the agency of individuals and concepts constructed out of materials that are already at play in our understanding of individual action.