Fixing Language

Fixing Language
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 223
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ISBN-10 : 9780198814719
ISBN-13 : 0198814712
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Book Synopsis Fixing Language by : Herman Cappelen

Download or read book Fixing Language written by Herman Cappelen and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herman Cappelen investigates how language and other representational devices can go wrong, and how to fix them. We use language to understand and talk about the world, but what if our language has deficiencies that prevent it from playing that role? How can we revise our concepts, and what are the limits on revision?


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