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Paperback. In the past decade the work of Jurgen Habermas has sparked off a series of lively debates over modernity and post--modernity, the nature of language, the interplay of law and politics and the dilemmas of morality. Editor(s): Rasmussen, David. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFA; HPC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631152743
- ISBN
- 9780631152743
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€ 47.99€ 47.83
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Hardback. Presents the author's vision of philosophy of language. Explaining the progress philosophers have made toward creating a theoretical framework for the study of language, this book investigates foundational concepts - such as truth, reference, and meaning - that are central to the philosophy of language and important to philosophy as a whole. Series: Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy. Num Pages: 200 pages, 4 line illus. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138664
- ISBN
- 9780691138664
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€ 53.99€ 38.06
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€ 38.06
Paperback. Presents the work of contemporary scholars approaching the issues of linguistic meaning and linguistic acts from various perspectives - from the old disciplines of philosophy and rhetoric to the thinking on semantics and pragmatics - to illuminate different aspects of meaning, communication, argumentation, and persuasion. Series: Center for the Study of Language and Information Publication Lecture Notes. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 13. Weight in Grams: 446.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781575865423
- ISBN
- 9781575865423
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€ 33.99€ 26.73
€ 33.99
€ 26.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Gerber, Andri; Patterson, Brent. Num Pages: 302 pages, 107 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AMA; CFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837623727
- ISBN
- 9783837623727
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€ 48.99€ 43.34
€ 48.99
€ 43.34
Paperback. How does human language contribute to the cognitive edge humans have over other species? Incorporating research results in psychology, the author develops an original account of language acquisition which holds important implications for standard theories of language and the philosophical foundations of cognitive science. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFDC; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631189749
- ISBN
- 9780631189749
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€ 40.99€ 40.57
€ 40.99
€ 40.57
Paperback. This work examines the interpretation and products of intentional human behaviour, focusing primarily on issues in art, law, and everyday speech. The centerpiece of the book is the examination of two large scale views about the nature of interpretation: historicism and constructivism. Series: New Directions in Aesthetics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; CFA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405101752
- ISBN
- 9781405101752
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€ 47.99€ 47.89
€ 47.99
€ 47.89
Paperback. The Logic of Sense begins with an extended exegesis of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. Considering stoicism, language, games, sexuality, schizophrenia, and literature, Deleuze determines the status of meaning and meaninglessness, and seeks the 'place' where sense and nonsense collide. Editor(s): Boundas, Constantin V. Translator(s): Lester, Mark; Stivale, Charles J. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 393 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 393
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231059831
- ISBN
- 9780231059831
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€ 29.99€ 26.18
€ 29.99
€ 26.18
hardcover. This third edition includes a new and specially written introduction by James McGilvray, contextualising the work for the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521881760
- ISBN
- 9780521881760
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€ 90.87
€ 90.87
Paperback. Formal Semantics: The Essential Readings is a collection of seminal papers that have shaped the field of formal semantics in linguistics. Editor(s): Portner, Paul H.; Partee, Barbara B. H. Series: Linguistics: The Essential Readings. Num Pages: 496 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 170 x 36. Weight in Grams: 868.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631215424
- ISBN
- 9780631215424
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€ 55.07
€ 55.07
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214164
- ISBN
- 9780253214164
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€ 27.99€ 25.36
€ 27.99
€ 25.36
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 840
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812691726
- ISBN
- 9780812691726
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€ 56.28€ 53.08
€ 56.28
€ 53.08
paperback. This volume combines Rousseau's essay on the origin of diverse languages with Herder's essay on the genesis of the faculty of speech. Rousseau's essay is important to semiotics and critical theory, as it plays a central role in Jacques Derrida's book "Of Grammatology," and both essays are valuable historical and philosophical documents. Translator(s): Moran, John H.; Gode, Alexander. Num Pages: 186 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 238.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226730127
- ISBN
- 9780226730127
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€ 24.99€ 20.41
€ 24.99
€ 20.41
Hardcover. This edition of Sturrock's work on structuralism includes an introduction from Jean-Michel Rabate, which makes some account of the book itself and then explores developments in the reception of structuralist theory in the past five to ten years. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631232384
- ISBN
- 9780631232384
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€ 121.56
€ 121.56
Hardback. This reassessment of theories of language in modern European philosophy contains close readings of meditations on language by Martin Heidegger, Luce Irigaray, Paul Celan, Walter Benjamin, and Maurice Blanchot. Num Pages: 332 pages, 2 half-tones. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 661. Weight in Grams: 644.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804727136
- ISBN
- 9780804727136
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€ 154.48
€ 154.48
Dialogue devoted to the relation between language and reality. This book opens up the "Cratylus" to all philosophically interested readers, as well as to cultural historians and to those whose primary concern is the history of linguistics. The introduction presents the internal dynamics of this text and explains its place within Plato's oeuvre. Translator(s): Reeve, C. D. C. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CFA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872204171
- ISBN
- 9780872204171
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€ 50.62€ 39.60
€ 50.62
€ 39.60
Hardback. Talks about Lorenzo Valla (1407-1457), one of the most important theorist of the humanist movement. He wrote a major work on Latin style, "On Elegance in the Latin Language", which became a battle-standard in the struggle for the reform of Latin across Europe, and "Dialectical Disputations", a wide-ranging attack on scholastic logic. Translator(s): Bowersock, G. W. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; CFA; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674025332
- ISBN
- 9780674025332
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€ 38.99€ 32.62
€ 38.99
€ 32.62
Hardback. The idea that there once existed a language which perfectly and unambiguously expressed the essence of all possible things and concepts has occupied the minds of philosophers, theologians, mystics and others for at least two millennia. Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631174653
- ISBN
- 9780631174653
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€ 111.74
€ 111.74
Paperback. aeo A clear and comprehensive introduction to Chomskya s work, dealing with his contributions to linguistics, philosophy, social and political thought. aeo Describes Chomskya s rationalist view of mind and human nature in a more systematic way than Chomsky himself has and investigates why this view is the most plausible one. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 395.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745618883
- ISBN
- 9780745618883
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€ 26.20
€ 26.20
Paperback. Presents an account of meaning in many linguistic and cultural phenomena that is based on cognitive capacities that human understanders and producers of language possess independently of their ability to use language. This book also suggests that cognitive linguistics is a much more comprehensive enterprise than is commonly accepted. Num Pages: 416 pages, 27 line illus. BIC Classification: CFA; CFB; CFK; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195187205
- ISBN
- 9780195187205
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Condition: New
€ 49.24
€ 49.24
Paperback. Examines the link between our (implicit) assumptions about language and our understanding of religious phenomena. In particular, focuses on the performative and material specificity of word use in religion. Editor(s): Van Den Hemel, Ernst. Series: The Future of the Religious Past. Num Pages: 614 pages, 7 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 249 x 69. Weight in Grams: 1084.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 614
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823255566
- ISBN
- 9780823255566
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€ 45.99€ 40.17
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€ 40.17
Paperback. This anthology brings together a diversity of readings in the philosophy of language from the ancient Greeks to contemporary analytic, feminist, and multicultural perspectives. The emphasis is on issues that have a direct bearing on concerns about knowledge, reality, meaning, and understanding. Editor(s): Nye, Andrea. Series: Philosophy: The Big Questions. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 18. Weight in Grams: 572.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631206026
- ISBN
- 9780631206026
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€ 49.83
€ 49.83
Paperback. aeo Unique appraisal of the impact of 20th century movements within the philosophy of language on religious discourse. aeo Lively and accessible introduction for undergraduates on both religious studies and philosophy courses. aeo Engages the reader in further study through suggested readings at the end of each chapter. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFA; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557865823
- ISBN
- 9781557865823
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€ 52.99€ 52.66
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Challenges the pervasive view that the description theory of proper names is dead in the water. This title discusses several topics, including representation and information, two-dimensionalism, possible worlds, and broad versus narrow content. Series: Blackwell/Brown Lectures in Philosophy. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405161589
- ISBN
- 9781405161589
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€ 37.51
€ 37.51
Paperback. Geoffrey Bennington sets out here to write an account of the thought of Jacques Derrida. Responding to Bennington's text at every turn is Derrida's own, excerpts from his life and thought that resist circumscription. These texts, as a dialogue and a contest, are a critical introduction to Derrida. Translator(s): Bennington, Geoffrey. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 428 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; CFA; HPCF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 574.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226042626
- ISBN
- 9780226042626
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.98
€ 42.99
€ 32.98