Linguistic turns in modern philosophy
By: Michael Losonsky.
Series: Evolution of modern philosophy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
Subjects: Language and languages -- Philosophy -- History.
Description: "This book traces the linguistic turns in the history of modern philosophy and the development of the philosophy of language from Locke to Wittgenstein. It examines the contributions of canonical figures such as Leibniz, Mill, Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, Austin, Quine, and Davidson, as well as those of Condillac, Humboldt, Chomsky, and Derrida."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Locke's linguistic turn; title: The road to Locke; title: Of angels and human beings; title: The form of a language; title: The import of propositions; title: The value of a function; title: From silence to assent; title: The whimsy of language.