Wittgenstein on words as instruments : lessons in philosophical psychology
1990, First Paperback Edition. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press. Fine paperback copy. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright and clean. Item #421013
ISBN: 0748601945
Physical description; x, 170 pages ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes indexes. Includes bibliographical references. Contents; Introduction ---- Part I. How some words work. 1. Performatives --- 2. Quasi-performatives --- 3. Implicit expressions of attitude --- 4. Concealed metaphors --- 5. Words that replace behavior --- 6. Showing by saying --- 7. Variant models --- 8. Words and their objects ---- Part II. Introduction ---- Reviews and analysis of textual evidence ---- Part III. what are the consequences? 1. The unmasking of misbegotten questions --- 2. Relieving the urge to reform language ---- Epilogue: defence of these philosophical methods. Subjects; Wittgenstein, Ludwig 1889-1951 Contributions in philosophy of language. Word (Linguistics). Language and languages Philosophy. Psycholinguistics Philosophy. Psychology Philosophy. Semiotics. Psychology Theories of Wittgenstein, Ludwig 1889-1951.
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