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Paperback. This work is concerned with syntactic, semantic and computational aspects of scope. Its starting point is the well-known but often neglected fact that different types of quantifiers interact differently with each other and other operators. Editor(s): Szabolcsi, Anna. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 496 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344513
- ISBN
- 9780792344513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 278.01
€ 278.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312164348
- ISBN
- 9780312164348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.29
€ 60.29
Hardback. Mind, Values, and Metaphysics Volume 2 Editor(s): Reboul, Anne. Num Pages: 567 pages, 29 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK; HPM; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1009.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 567
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319051451
- ISBN
- 9783319051451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.87
€ 125.87
Paperback. Editor(s): Reboul, Anne. Num Pages: 567 pages, 29 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 567
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319354187
- ISBN
- 9783319354187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.71
€ 124.71
Paperback. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1998
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048151264
- ISBN
- 9789048151264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.35
€ 122.35
Hardback. Connecting some central topics in the philosophies of language, science and ontology, treating them within the framework of a single theory, this book argues that meaning in language is an outcome of the evolutionary development of forms of animal communication, and explains this process by naturalising the Locke-Grice approach. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792353317
- ISBN
- 9780792353317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
hardcover. Aims to explore the philosophical problems regarding the logical status of empty (singular) terms such as 'Pegasus', 'Batman', 'The impossible staircase departs in Escher's painting 'Ascending-Descending'+ etc, and regarding sentences which deny the existence of singled-out fictional entities. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792343882
- ISBN
- 9780792343882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.19
€ 191.19
Paperback. The authors explore some of the ways in which standardization, ideology and linguistics are interrelated. Through a number of case studies they show how concepts such as grammaticality and structural change covertly rely on a false conceptualization of language, one that derives ultimately from standardization. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFB; CFF; CFGR; CFK; GTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349333943
- ISBN
- 9781349333943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.61
€ 122.61
Hardcover. The authors explore some of the ways in which standardization, ideology and linguistics are interrelated. Through a number of case studies they show how concepts such as grammaticality and structural change covertly rely on a false conceptualization of language, one that derives ultimately from standardization. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230296756
- ISBN
- 9780230296756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.47
€ 121.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Kasher, Asa. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 713 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1976
- Number of pages
- 713
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789027706454
- ISBN
- 9789027706454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 190.76
€ 190.76
Hardback. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 685 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1177.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 685
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789027706447
- ISBN
- 9789027706447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.79
€ 190.79
Hardback. Challenging mainstream analytic philosophers to reconsider basic assumptions, Baz defends the much maligned ordinary language philosophy as a form of practice that might provide a viable alternative to current work on philosophical "intuitions," knowledge, and other areas of philosophical difficulty. He both argues for OLP and practices it here. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 240 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674055223
- ISBN
- 9780674055223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.09
€ 53.99
€ 45.09
Hardback. This, the 21st volume in the "Library of Living Philosophers", consists of 24 papers by major figures in philosophy, each addressing a key problem arising in A.J. Ayer's work. Most of the critical papers are answered in detail by Ayer himself. Editor(s): Hahn, Lewis Edwin. Series: Library of Living Philosophers. Num Pages: 840 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF; HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 164 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1061.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 840
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812691726
- ISBN
- 9780812691726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.24€ 53.83
€ 55.24
€ 53.83
Paperback. Looking at the work of J.L. Austin, who subjected language to a close and intense analysis, this book deals with his examination of the various things we do with words, and with the philosophical insights he believed could be gained by closely examining the uses of words by non-philosophers. Editor(s): Garvey, B. Series: Philosophers in Depth. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; D; HPC; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349460786
- ISBN
- 9781349460786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.57
€ 63.57
Paperback. Dummett argues that the aim of philosophy is the analysis of thought and that, with Frege, analytical philosophy learned that the route to the analysis of thought is the analysis of language. Here are bold and deep readings of the subject's history and character, which form the topic of this volume. Editor(s): Weiss, B. Series: Philosophers in Depth. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPC; HPCF5; HPJ; PBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349486168
- ISBN
- 9781349486168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.48
€ 63.48
Paperback. Reveals everyday language as the key to understanding morals and ethics in Yoruba culture. The author identifies the priorities of Yoruba philosophy and culture though everyday expression and shows that there are rational pathways to both truth and beauty. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1H; 2HCWVY; CFA; GTB; HPQ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214164
- ISBN
- 9780253214164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.72
€ 27.99
€ 25.72
Paperback. * The definitive biography of the philosopher Jacques Derrida(1930-2004). * In writing this biography, Benoit Peeters talked to over ahundred individuals who knew and worked with Derrida. He is alsothe first person to make use of the huge personal archive built upby Derrida throughout his life and of his voluminouscorrespondence. Num Pages: 700 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; CFA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 700
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745656168
- ISBN
- 9780745656168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.06
€ 19.99
€ 17.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2CS; CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1955
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 1955
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401765046
- ISBN
- 9789401765046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.85
€ 63.85
paperback. Series: Studies in Cognitive Systems. Num Pages: 457 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1992
- Number of pages
- 457
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048141463
- ISBN
- 9789048141463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 245.62
€ 245.62
Hardback. This book is an introduction to and interpretation of the philosophy of language devised by Donald Davidson over the past 25 years. The guiding intuition is that Davidson's work is best understood as an ongoing attempt to purge semantics of theoretical reifications. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 238 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631164586
- ISBN
- 9780631164586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.60
€ 48.60
Hardback. This inquiry into the philosophical concern with truth as one joint subject in the philosophy of language and metaphysics presents a theory of truth called substantive perspectivism (SP), which argues for the substantive nature of non-linguistic truth. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPD; HPJ; HPK; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1110.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048126224
- ISBN
- 9789048126224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.52
€ 126.52
Paperback. This inquiry into the philosophical concern with truth as one joint subject in the philosophy of language and metaphysics presents a theory of truth called substantive perspectivism (SP), which argues for the substantive nature of non-linguistic truth. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPD; HPJ; HPK; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730434
- ISBN
- 9789400730434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.39
€ 122.39
Hardcover. Looking at the work of J.L. Austin, who subjected language to a close and intense analysis, this book deals with his examination of the various things we do with words, and with the philosophical insights he believed could be gained by closely examining the uses of words by non-philosophers. Editor(s): Garvey, Brian. Series: Philosophers in Depth. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; DSB; HPCF; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137329981
- ISBN
- 9781137329981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.61
€ 64.61
Paperback. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF3; HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401061650
- ISBN
- 9789401061650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.14
€ 64.14