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How to Understand Language
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Why are philosophers, as opposed to, say, linguists and psychologists, puzzled by language? How should we attempt to shed philosophical light on the phenomenon of language? How to Understand Langua...
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01 January 2010

An ambitious work that endorses a broad approach, it argues strongly against the roles both of truth theory and of radical interpretation. Weiss discusses a range of relevant themes relating to language, including translation, interpretation, normativity, community, and rules in order to reshape our understanding of language. A rigorous and systematic analysis, How to Understand Language advances the work of key thinkers in the area.
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Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Imprint: McGill-Queen's University Press
Publication Date:
01 January 2010
ISBN: 9780773594654
Format: eBook
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PHILOSOPHY / General
Bernhard Weiss is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Cape Town.