Philosophy and Ordinary Language

Hanfling, Oswald

ISBN 10: 0415217792 / ISBN 13: 9780415217798

Published by Routledge, London & New York, 2000

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2000. xii, 265. Hardcover in excellent condition with no inscriptions. "Philosophy and Ordinary Language is a defence of the view that philosophy is largely about questions of language, which to a large extent means ordinary language. Oswald Hanfling shows that this view does not entail that philosophy is less deep and difficult than it is usually taken to be.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Philosophy and Ordinary Language
• Publisher: Routledge, London & New York
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415217792
• ISBN 13: 9780415217798
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket (as issued)
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Synopsis

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 language, which to a large extent means ordinary language. Some people argue that if philosophy is about ordinary language, then it is necessarily less deep and difficult than it is usually taken to be but Oswald Hanfling shows us that this isn't true.
Hanfling, a leading expert in the development of analytic philosophy, covers a wide range of topics, including scepticism and the definition of knowledge, free will, empiricism, folk psychology, ordinary versus artificial logic, and philosophy versus science. Drawing on philosophers such as Austin, Wittgenstein, and Quine, this book explores the nature of ordinary language in philosophy.

About the Author

Oswald Hanfling