Why we need ordinary language philosophy

Why we need ordinary language philosophy

by Laugier, Sandra

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Sandra Laugier has long been a key liaison between American and European philosophical thought, responsible for bringing American philosophers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Stanley Cavell to French readers-but until now her books have never been published in English. Why We Need Ordinary Language Philosophy rights that wrong with a topic perfect for English-language readers: the idea of analytic philosophy. Focused on clarity and logical argument, analytic philosophy has…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Why we need ordinary language philosophy / Sandra Laugier ; translated by Daniela Ginsburg.

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Sandra Laugier has long been a key liaison between American and European philosophical thought, responsible for bringing American philosophers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Stanley Cavell to French readers-but until now her books have never been published in English. Why We Need Ordinary Language Philosophy rights that wrong with a topic perfect for English-language readers: the idea of analytic philosophy. Focused on clarity and logical argument, analytic philosophy has dominated the discipline in the United States, Australia, and Brit.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2013.

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  • Description:1 online resource

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  • ISBN:9780226037554, 022603755X, 1299605230, 9781299605237
  • oclc:ocn843880832
  • LC Classification:P106
  • Dewey Decimal:149/.94

Table of Contents

From empiricism to realism -- Relativity, conceptual schemes, and theories -- Truth, language, and immanence -- Language, facts, and experience -- Empiricism again -- Language as given: words, differences, agreements -- The ordinary as heritage: natural and conventional -- The myth of inexpressiveness -- To speak, to say nothing, to mean to say.

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