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Why Does Language Matter to Philosophy? Ian Hacking
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Why Does Language Matter to Philosophy?
Ian Hacking
Including chapters on Hobbes, Berkeley, Chomsky, Russell, Wittgenstein, Ayer, Feyerabend and Davidson, among others, this survey attempts to discover the importance of language in philosophy through numerous case studies.
212 pages, bibliography, index
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 26, 1975 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521099981 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 212 |
| Dimensions | 130 × 203 × 14 mm · 260 g |
| Language | English |
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