Book by Devitt Michael
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Kim Sterelny is Professor of Philosophy at Australian National University and Victoria University of Wellington. His books include Language and Reality (with Michael Devitt; second edition, MIT Press).
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Vendeur : World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, Etats-Unis
Hardback. Etat : Fair. What is language? How does it relate to the world? How does it relate to the mind? Should our view of language influence our view of the world? These are among the central issues covered in this spirited and unusually clear introduction to the philosophy of language. Making no pretense of neutrality, Michael Devitt and Kim Sterelny take a definite theoretical stance. Central to that stance is naturalism--that is, they treat a philosophical theory of language as an empirical theory like any other and see people as nothing but complex parts of the physical world. This leads them, controversially, to a deflationary view of the significance of the study of language: they dismiss the idea that the philosophy of language should be preeminent in philosophy. This highly successful textbook has been extensively rewritten for the second edition to reflect recent developments in the field. N° de réf. du vendeur 00108890796
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Vendeur : Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Etats-Unis
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Vendeur : HPB-Emerald, Dallas, TX, Etats-Unis
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Vendeur : ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G0262540460I5N00
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Paperback. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G0262540460I5N00
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Vendeur : ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G0262540460I3N00
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Vendeur : Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, Etats-Unis
Trade Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Later Printing. xii +274pp., including glossary, bibliography, and index. A Very Good copy with minor rubbing, edgewear, and minor soiling to the fore-edge. The interior is clean and unmarked. // ' 'Language and Reality' is an intermediate-level textbook for students in the philosophy of language both at beginning and advanced levels. It is unique in presenting a large range of work--the theory of meaning, the standard theory of transformational grammar, problems of linguistic competence and innateness, verificationism, structuralism, rational psychology, and many other concepts and issues--within a comprehensive framework. The authors' clear, lively, and argumentative approach and their method of structuring the material make this a useful text for students and professionals in literature, linguistics, anthropology, and cognitive science as well as in other branches of philosophy. Although competing theories are given detailed discussion, the authors stake out a definite theoretical ground. Their perspective is naturalistic. This leads them, controversially, to a deflationary view of the significance of the study of language, a view that is opposed to a dominant trend in twentieth-century thought, represented in the work of such different thinkers as Rudolf Carnap, Benjamin Lee Whorf, Hilary Putnam, and Michael Dummett. They also favor the functionalist approach to the study of mind as represented in the work of Jerry Fodor, Daniel Dennett, William Lycan, and other creators of the interdisciplinary field of cognitive science. And they accept and apply the insights of transformational generative grammar, while 'remaining skeptical of its claims about psychological reality.'' -- publisher. N° de réf. du vendeur 649795
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Vendeur : A Cappella Books, Inc., Atlanta, GA, Etats-Unis
Paper Back. Etat : Good. Some light underlining. N° de réf. du vendeur 390585
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Vendeur : Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, Etats-Unis
paperback. Etat : Good. Heavy highlighting/ underlining. N° de réf. du vendeur mon0003210321
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Vendeur : Persephone's Books, Gastonia, NC, Etats-Unis
Trade Paperback. Etat : Fine. No Jacket. Reprint. xii, 274 pp. Second printing. N° de réf. du vendeur 028091
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