{"product_id":"why-does-language-matter-to-philosophy-paperback-9780521099981","title":"Why Does Language Matter to Philosophy? (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521099981","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhy Does Language Matter to Philosophy?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIan Hacking (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521099981, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 September 1975\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e212 pages\u003cbr\u003e19.6 x 12.7 x 1.4 cm, 0.23 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMany people find themselves dissatisfied with recent linguistic philosophy, and yet know that language has always mattered deeply to philosophy and must in some sense continue to do so. Ian Hacking considers here some dozen case studies in the history of philosophy to show the different ways in which language has been important, and the consequences for the development of the subject. There are chapters on, among others, Hobbes, Berkeley, Russell, Ayer, Wittgenstein, Chomsky, Feyerabend and Davidson. Dr Hacking ends by speculating about the directions in which philosophy and the study of language seem likely to go. The book will provide students with a stimulating, broad survey of problems in the theory of meaning and the development of philosophy, particularly in this century. The topics treated in the philosophy of language are among the central, current concerns of philosophers, and the historical framework makes it possible to introduce concretely and intelligibly all the main theoretical issues.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Strategy\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Heyday of Ideas: 2. Thomas Hobbes' mental discourse\u003cbr\u003e 3. Port Royal's ideas\u003cbr\u003e 4. Bishop Berkeley's abstractions\u003cbr\u003e 5. Nobody's theory of meaning\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Heyday of Meanings: 6. Noam Chomsky's innatism\u003cbr\u003e 7. Bertrand Russell's acquaintance\u003cbr\u003e 8. Ludwig Wittgenstein's articulation\u003cbr\u003e 9. A. J. Ayer's verification\u003cbr\u003e 10. Norman Malcolm's dreams\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Heyday of Sentences: 11. Paul Feyerabend's theories\u003cbr\u003e 12. Donald Davidson's truth\u003cbr\u003e 13. Why does language matter to philosophy?\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; political philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; political philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20political%20philosophy%20%5BHPS%5D%22\"\u003eHPS\u003c\/a\u003e], Philosophy of language [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of language\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20language%20%5BCFA%5D%22\"\u003eCFA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001824301336,"sku":"9780521099981","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521099981i_f0c88e5b-9e70-4459-908e-df5885748742.jpg?v=1694970697","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/why-does-language-matter-to-philosophy-paperback-9780521099981","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}