A comprehensive examination of the advantages and disadvantages of philosophical jargon, examining its origins in early modern philosophy.

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Language is what we all share and is our common concern. What is the nature of language? How is language related to the world? How is communication possible via

What is philosophy about and what are its methods? Philosophy and Ordinary Language is a defence of the view that philosophy is largely about questions of langu

Philosophy of Language introduces the student to the main issues and theories in twentieth-century philosophy of language. Topics are structured in three parts