Language Mind And Knowledge

Author : Keith Gunderson
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1975-09-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780816657797

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Language, Mind, and Knowledge was first published in 1975. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. This is Volume VII of the Minnesota Studies in the Philosophy of Science, a series published in cooperation with the Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Minnesota and edited by Herbert Feigl and Grover Maxwell. Professor Maxwell is the present director of the Center. Some of the papers in this volume were presented at or grew out of a conference on the philosophy of language which was held at the Center under the direction of Professor Gunderson. Others were written independently. The aim of the book, like that of the conference, is to assemble a wide variety of approaches to issues in the philosophy of language with emphasis on the ways in which the issues involved have bearing on other matters such as linguistic theory, cognitive psychology, the philosophy of mind, and epistemology. There are twelve papers by eleven contributors: "Languages and Language" by David Lewis; "Logic and Language: An Examination of Recent Criticisms of Internationalism" by Jerrold J. Katz; "The Meaning of 'Meaning'" by Hilary Putnam; "Reference and Context" by Charles Chastain; "Language, Thought, and Communication" by Gilbert Harman; "Knowledge of Language" by Noam Chomsky; "Language, Rules, and Complex Behavior" by Michael D. Root; "A Taxonomy of Illocutionary Acts" by John R. Searle; "On What We Know" by Zeno Vendler; "Vendler on Knowledge and Belief" by Bruce Aune; "Reply to Professor Aune" by Zeno Vendler; "Brain Writing and Mind Reading" by D.C. Dennett.

Author : Andrew Brook,Robert J. Stainton
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2001-07-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0262261642

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Knowledge and Mind by Andrew Brook,Robert J. Stainton Pdf

This is the only contemporary text to cover both epistemology and philosophy of mind at an introductory level. It also serves as a general introduction to philosophy: it discusses the nature and methods of philosophy as well as basic logical tools of the trade. The book is divided into three parts. The first focuses on knowledge, in particular, skepticism and knowledge of the external world, and knowledge of language. The second focuses on mind, including the metaphysics of mind and freedom of will. The third brings together knowledge and mind, discussing knowledge of mind (other minds and our own) and naturalism and how epistemology and philosophy of mind come together in contemporary cognitive science. Throughout, the authors take into account the needs of the beginning philosophy student. They have made very effort to ensure accessibility while preserving accuracy.

Author : Noam Chomsky
Publisher : Holt McDougal
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : STANFORD:36105003271280

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Knowledge of Language by Noam Chomsky Pdf

"Attempts to indentify the fundamental concepts of language, argues that the study of language reveals hidden facts about the mind, and looks at the impact of propaganda".

Author : Noam Chomsky
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2006-01-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781139448901

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Language and Mind by Noam Chomsky Pdf

This is the third edition of Chomsky's outstanding collection of essays on language and mind, first published in 2006. The first six chapters, originally published in the 1960s, made a groundbreaking contribution to linguistic theory. This edition complements them with an additional chapter and a new preface, bringing Chomsky's influential approach into the twenty-first century. Chapters 1-6 present Chomsky's early work on the nature and acquisition of language as a genetically endowed, biological system (Universal Grammar), through the rules and principles of which we acquire an internalized knowledge (I-language). Over the past fifty years, this framework has sparked an explosion of inquiry into a wide range of languages, and has yielded some major theoretical questions. The final chapter revisits the key issues, reviewing the 'biolinguistic' approach that has guided Chomsky's work from its origins to the present day, and raising some novel and exciting challenges for the study of language and mind.

Author : Noam Chomsky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015054104032

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Knowledge of Language by Noam Chomsky Pdf

"Attempts to indentify the fundamental concepts of language, argues that the study of language reveals hidden facts about the mind, and looks at the impact of propaganda".

Author : António Marques,Nuno Venturinha
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783110284249

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Knowledge, Language and Mind by António Marques,Nuno Venturinha Pdf

Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations is arguably one of the most influential books of the 20th century. It threw a new light on the workings of language and mind, contributing significantly to the understanding of human knowledge. Featuring essays by internationally renowned scholars, this book explores the development of Wittgenstein's ideas in the direction of the Investigations. It offers a comprehensive view of some of the most disputable issues in the study of Wittgenstein's masterpiece and reassesses its relevance within contemporary philosophical debate. Contributors: Alberto Arruda (New University of Lisbon), João Vergílio Gallerani Cuter (University of S. Paulo), P. M. S. Hacker (University of Oxford), Nathan Hauthaler (University of London), Emiliano La Licata (University of Palermo), Constantine Sandis (Oxford Brookes University), Nikolay Milkov (University of Paderborn), Maria Filomena Molder (New University of Lisbon), Jesús Padilla Gálvez (University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo) and Rui Sampaio da Silva (University of the Azores).

Author : Kurt Danziger
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1997-05-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0803977638

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Naming the Mind by Kurt Danziger Pdf

In this work, the author explains how modern psychology found its language by examining the historically changing structure of psychological discourse and offering an analysis of the recent evolution of the concepts and categories on which the quality of psychological discourse depends.

Author : Sanford C. Goldberg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521169240

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Anti-Individualism by Sanford C. Goldberg Pdf

Sanford Goldberg argues that a proper account of the communication of knowledge through speech has anti-individualistic implications for both epistemology and the philosophy of mind and language. In Part 1 he offers a novel argument for anti-individualism about mind and language, the view that the contents of one's thoughts and the meanings of one's words depend for their individuation on one's social and natural environment. In Part 2 he discusses the epistemic dimension of knowledge communication, arguing that the epistemic characteristics of communication-based beliefs depend on features of the cognitive and linguistic acts of the subject's social peers. In acknowledging an ineliminable social dimension to mind, language, and the epistemic categories of knowledge, justification, and rationality, his book develops fundamental links between externalism in the philosophy of mind and language, on the one hand, and externalism is epistemology, on the other.

Author : Zoltan Kovecses
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2006-10-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0199774897

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Language, Mind, and Culture by Zoltan Kovecses Pdf

How do we make sense of our experience? In order to understand how we construct meaning, the varied and complex relationships among language, mind, and culture need to be understood. While cognitive linguists typically study the cognitive aspects of language, and linguistic anthropologists typically study language and culture, Language, Mind, and Culture is the first book to combine all three and provide an account of meaning-making in language and culture by examining the many cognitive operations in this process. In addition to providing a comprehensive theory of how we can account for meaning making, Language, Mind, and Culture is a textbook for anyone interested in the fascinating issues surrounding the relationship between language, mind, and culture. Further, the book is also a "practical" introduction: most of the chapters include exercises that help the student understand the theoretical issues. No prior knowledge of linguistics is assumed, and the material is accessible and useful to students in a variety of other disciplines, such as anthropology, English, sociology, philosophy, psychology, communication, rhetoric, and others. Language, Mind, and Culture helps us make sense of not only linguistic meaning but also of some of the important personal and social issues we encounter in our lives as members of particular cultures and as human beings.

Author : Noam Chomsky
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2000-04-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521658225

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New Horizons in the Study of Language and Mind by Noam Chomsky Pdf

Outstanding and unique contribution to the philosophical study of language and mind by Noam Chomsky.

Author : John Bengson,Marc A. Moffett
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-12-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199909582

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Knowing How: Essays on Knowledge, Mind, and Action by John Bengson,Marc A. Moffett Pdf

Knowledge how to do things is a pervasive and central element of everyday life. Yet it raises many difficult questions that must be answered by philosophers and cognitive scientists aspiring to understand human cognition and agency. What is the connection between knowing how and knowing that? Is knowledge how simply a type of ability or disposition to act? Is there an irreducibly practical form of knowledge? What is the role of the intellect in intelligent action? This volume contains fifteen state of the art essays by leading figures in philosophy and linguistics that amplify and sharpen the debate between intellectualists and anti-intellectualists about mind and action, highlighting the conceptual, empirical, and linguistic issues that motivate and sustain the conflict. The essays also explore various ways in which this debate informs central areas of ethics, philosophy of action, epistemology, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mind and cognitive science. Knowing How covers a broad range of topics dealing with tacit and procedural knowledge, the psychology of skill, expertise, intelligence and intelligent action, the nature of ability, the syntax and semantics of embedded questions, the mind-body problem, phenomenal character, epistemic injustice, moral knowledge, the epistemology of logic, linguistic competence, the connection between knowledge and understanding, and the relation between theory and practice. This is the book on knowing how--an invaluable resource for philosophers, linguists, psychologists, and others concerned with knowledge, mind, and action.

Author : Per Linell
Publisher : IAP
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-05-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781607521983

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Rethinking Language, Mind, and World Dialogically by Per Linell Pdf

Per Linell took his degree in linguistics and is currently professor of language and culture, with a specialisation on communication and spoken interaction, at the University of Linköping, Sweden. He has been instrumental in building up an internationally renowned interdisciplinary graduate school in communication studies in Linköping. He has worked for many years on developing a dialogical alternative to mainstream theories in linguistics, psychology and social sciences. His production comprises more than 100 articles on dialogue, talk-in-interaction and institutional discourse. His more recent books include Approaching Dialogue (1998), The Written Language Bias in Linguistics (2005) and Dialogue in Focus Groups (2007, with I. Marková, M. Grossen and A. Salazar Orvig).

Author : Clarence Irving Lewis
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1956-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0486265641

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Mind and the World-order by Clarence Irving Lewis Pdf

Theory of "conceptual pragmatism" takes into account both modern philosophical thought and modern mathematics. Stimulating discussions of metaphysics, a priori, philosophic method, much more.

Author : Samuel D. Guttenplan
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Knowledge, Theory of
ISBN : UCSC:32106001515649

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Mind and Language by Samuel D. Guttenplan Pdf

Author : Anne Salmond
Publisher : Auckland University Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781776711093

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Knowledge Is a Blessing on Your Mind by Anne Salmond Pdf

For fifty years, Dame Anne Salmond has navigated &‘ te ao hurihuri' &– travelling to hui in her little blue VW Beetle with Eruera and Amiria Stirling in the 1970s, working for a university marae alongside Merimeri Penfold, Patu Hohepa and Wharetoroa Kerr in the 1980s, giving evidence to the Waitangi Tribunal on the meaning of Te Tiriti in the 2000s. From Hui to The Trial of the Cannibal Dog to today' s debates about the future of Aotearoa, Anne Salmond has explored who we are to each other.This book traces Anne Salmond' s journey as an anthropologist, as a writer and activist, as a Pakeha New Zealander, as a friend, wife and mother. The book brings together her key writing on the Maori world, cultural contact, Te Tiriti and the wider Pacific &– much of it appearing in book form for the first time &– and embeds these writings in her life and relationships, her travels and friends.This is the story of Aotearoa and the story of one woman' s pathway through our changing land.