The Linguistic Turn Essays in Philosophical Method by Richard M. Rorty (English)

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"The Linguistic Turn" provides a rich and representative introduction to the entire historical and doctrinal range of the linguistic philosophy movement. In two retrospective essays titled "Ten Years After" and "Twenty-Five Years After," Rorty shows how his book was shaped by the time in which it was written and traces the directions philosophical study has taken since."All too rarely an anthology is put together that reflects imagination, command, and comprehensiveness. Rorty's collection is just such a book."2; "Review of Metaphysics"

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The Linguistic Turn provides a rich and representative introduction to the entire historical and doctrinal range of the linguistic philosophy movement. In two retrospective essays titled "Ten Years After" and "Twenty-Five Years After," Rorty shows how his book was shaped by the time in which it was written and traces the directions philosophical study has taken since. "All too rarely an anthology is put together that reflects imagination, command, and comprehensiveness. Rorty's collection is just such a book."—Review of Metaphysics

Author Biography

Richard Rorty (1931-2007) was one of the world's most influential cultural philosophers. During the course of his academic career he taught at Wellesley College, Princeton University, the University of Virginia, and Stanford University.

Table of Contents

Introduction Richard M. Rorty - Metaphysical Difficulties of Linguistic Philosophy Part I - Classic Statements of the Thesis That Philosophical Questions Are Questions of Language 1. Moritz Schlick - The Future of Philosophy 2. Rudolf Carnap - On the Character of Philosophical Problems 3. Gustav Bergmann - Logical Positivism, Language, and the Reconstruction of Metaphysics (in part) 4. Rudolf Carnap - Empiricism, Semantics, and Ontology 5. Gilbert Ryle - Systematically Misleading Expressions 6. John Wisdom - Philosophical Perplexity 7. Norman Malcolm - Moore and Ordinary Language Part II - Metaphilosophical Problems of Ideal-Language Philosophy 8a. Irving Copi - Language Analysis and Metaphysical Inquiry 8b. Gustav Bergmann - Two Criteria for an Ideal Language 8c. Irving Copi - Reply to Bergmann 9. Max Black - Russell's Philosophy of Language (in part) 10a. Alice Ambrose - Linguistic Approaches to Philosophical Problems 10b. Roderick Chisholm Comments on the "Proposal Theory" of Philosophy 11. James W. Cornman - Language and Ontology 12. Willard v. O. Quine - Semantic Ascent (from Word and Object ) Part III - Metaphilosophical Problems of Ordinary-Language Philosophy 13. Roderick Chisholm - Philosophers and Ordinary Language 14. John Passmore - Arguments to Meaninglessness: Excluded Opposites and Paradigm Cases (from Philosophical Reasoning ) 15a. Grover Maxwell and Herbert Feigl - Why Ordinary Language Needs Reforming 15b. Manley Thompson - When Is Ordinary Language Reformed? 16a. Richard Hare - Philosophical Discoveries 16b. Paul Henle - Do We Discover Our Uses of Words? 17. Peter Geach - Ascriptivism 18. James W. Cornman - Uses of Language and Philosophical Problems 19. J. O. Urmson - J. L. Austin 20a. Stuart Hampshire - J. L. Austin 20b. J. O. Urmson and G. Warnock - J. L. Austin 20c. Stanley Cavell - Austin at Criticism 21. Stuart Hampshire - The Interpretation of Language; Words and Concepts Part IV - Recapitulations, Reconsiderations, and Future Prospects 22. Dudley Shapere - Philosophy and the Analysis of Language 23. Stuart Hampshire - Are All Philosophical Questions Questions of Language? 24a. J. O. Urmson - The History of Analysis 24b. Discussion of Urmson's "The History of Analysis" (by the participants in the 1961 Royaumont Colloquium) 25a. P. F. Strawson - Analysis, Science, and Metaphysics 25b. Discussion of Strawson's "Analysis, Science and Metaphysics" (by the participants in the 1961 Royaumont Colloquium) 26. Max Black - Language and Reality 27. Jerrold J. Katz - The Philosophical Relevance of Linguistic Theory 28. Yehoshua Bar-Hillel - A Pre-Requisite for Rational Philosophical Discussion Two Retrospective Essays by Richard M. Rorty Ten Years After Twenty-five Years After Bibliography

Details ISBN0226725693 Pages 416 Language English Edition 2nd ISBN-10 0226725693 ISBN-13 9780226725697 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1992 Imprint University of Chicago Press Subtitle Essays in Philosophical Method Place of Publication Chicago, IL Country of Publication United States Edited by Richard Rorty Short Title LINGUISTIC TURN 2/E Illustrations black & white illustrations DOI 10.1604/9780226725697 NZ Release Date 1992-03-01 US Release Date 1992-03-01 UK Release Date 1992-03-01 Author Richard M. Rorty Publisher The University of Chicago Press Publication Date 1992-03-01 DEWEY 100 Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 1992-02-29 We've got this

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