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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Herman Cappelen (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Oslo/University of St Andrews) , Josh Dever (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.70cm Weight: 0.406kg ISBN: 9780198839644ISBN 10: 0198839642 Pages: 238 Publication Date: 21 March 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order ![]() Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1: Idealized Communication 2: Three Forms of Non-Ideal Language 3: Messing with the Truth 4: Bullshitting and Deep Bullshitting 5: Conceptual Engineering 6: Slurs and Pejoratives 7: Lexical Effects: The Non-Cognitive, Associative, Effects of Words 8: Generics and Defective Reasoning 9: Non-Ideal Speech Acts 10: Linguistic Oppressing and Linguistic Silencing 11: The Speech Act of Consent 12: Thoughts on Ideal vs. Non-Ideal Theories of LanguageReviews... it's wonderful to see philosophy of language made so relevant to ethical, social and political concerns. It's a salutary development for the 21st Century. And Cappelen and Dever's newest textbook is a very useful resource for teaching it. I expect the book to be adopted widely. * Robert J. Stainton, Los Angeles Review of Books * Written to appeal to a wide audience, this book provides rigorous, detailed scholarly analysis and evaluation of its subject matter and is at the same time accessible to nonspecialists. It is intended as a textbook, and it includes questions and exercises at the end of each chapter... Recommended * D. B. Boersema, CHOICE * Written to appeal to a wide audience, this book provides rigorous, detailed scholarly analysis and evaluation of its subject matter and is at the same time accessible to nonspecialists. It is intended as a textbook, and it includes questions and exercises at the end of each chapter... Recommended * D. B. Boersema, CHOICE * Author InformationHerman Cappelen is a professor of philosophy at the University of Oslo and at the University of St Andrews. He is a Co-Director at CSMN (in Oslo), and the Editor-in-Chief of Inquiry. He has written, co-authored, or edited more than ten books and many articles. He works in all areas of systematic philosophy. Josh Dever is a professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin and a professorial fellow at the Arche research centre at the University of St Andrews. He has co-written three books and many articles on the philosophy of language. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |