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Linguistic Creativity - Exercises in 'Philosophical Therapy' (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000)
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Linguistic Creativity - Exercises in 'Philosophical Therapy' (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000)
Series: Philosophical Studies Series, 81
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Speakers can get to know the meaning of any of indefinitely many
sentences that they have never heard before. This statement
encapsulates the problem of linguistic creativity, which lies at
the core of philosophy of language and theoretical linguistics. It
has also sparked off a considerable amount of work on the
philosophy of mind. After establishing the failure of the familiar
compositional approach to the problem, the book adopts a radically
new start. It develops core elements of the later Wittgenstein's
conception of philosophy, putting them to work todissolve' the
problem, proving it ill-framed by clarifying the questions posing
it and breaking the spell of mistaken analogies that inform it.
This sharply focused monograph thus has a dual aim: coping with a
crucial problem that turns out to be a lot tougher than is
generally supposed, and presenting a precise and rigorous
demonstration of an unfamiliar and exciting philosophical approach.
Audience: Clearly written and lucidly structured, the book
addresses professional philosophers and advanced undergraduates
alike.
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