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1	The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window Into Human Nature more books like this by Steven Pinker add to wishlist New York Times"-bestselling author Pinker marries two of the subjects he knows best: language and human nature. The result is a fascinating look at how words explain human nature. see all copies from $2.60! new only from $5.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	How to Do Things with Words: Second Edition more books like this by J L Austin, Marina Sbisa (Editor), J O Urmsson (Editor) add to wishlist John L. Austin" was one of the leading philosophers of the twentieth century. The William James Lectures presented Austin's conclusions in the field to which he directed his main efforts on a wide variety of philosophical problems. These talks became the classic "How to Do Things with Words." For this second edition, the editors have returned to ... see all copies from $8.99! new only from $14.46! \| SVS
3	Philosophical Investigations: The German Text, with a Revised English Translation more books like this by Ludwig Wittgenstein, G E M Anscombe add to wishlist Ludwig Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations presents his own distillation of two decades of intense work on the philosophies of mind, language and meaning. When first published in 1953, it immediately entered the center of philosophical debate, and achieved a classic status it has retained ever since. This revised German-English edition is ... see all copies from $20.15! new only from $22.46! \| first editions
4	Inquiries Into Truth and Interpretation more books like this by Donald Davidson add to wishlist Donald Davidson presents a new edition of the 1984 volume which set out his enormously influential philosophy of language. Inquiries into Truth and Interpretation has been a central point of reference and a focus of controversy in the subject ever since, and its influence has extended into linguistic theory, philosophy of mind, and epistemology. ... see all copies from $4.63! new only from $12.75! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Essential Chomsky more books like this by Professor Noam Chomsky, Mark Paulick (Editor) add to wishlist To provide readers with a solid understanding of Noam Chomsky's political views, "The Struggle for Democracy" brings to light many of his classic yet hard to find essays in combination with some of his more recent writings. see all copies from $8.99! new only from $15.17! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Philosophy of Language more books like this by Aloysius Martinich (Editor) add to wishlist The essential text for courses in the field, The Philosophy of Language is as excellent introduction to such fundamental questions as: What is meaning? How is linguistic communication possible? What is the nature of language? What is the relation between language and the world? And How do metaphors work? Appearing in paperback for the first time, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $46.51!
7	Serendipities : language & lunacy more books like this by Umberto Eco add to wishlist In this volume Umberto Eco unlocks the riddles of history in an exploration of the "linguistics of the lunatic", stories told by scholars, scientists, poets, fanatics, and ordinary people in order to make sense of the world. In a careful unravelling of the fabulous and the false, Eco shows us how serendipities - unanticipated truths - often spring ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	On Nature and Language more books like this by Professor Noam Chomsky, Luigi Rizzi (Editor), Adriana Belletti (Editor) add to wishlist In On Nature and Language Noam Chomsky develops his thinking on the relation between language, mind and brain, integrating current research in linguistics into the burgeoning field of neuroscience. The volume begins with a lucid introduction by the editors Adriana Belletti and Luigi Rizzi. This is followed by some of Chomsky's recent writings on ... see all copies from $3.21! new only from $3.24! \| SVS
9	The Essential Davidson more books like this by Donald Davidson, Ernie Lepore (Introduction by), Kirk Ludwig (Introduction by) add to wishlist The Essential Davidson compiles the most celebrated papers of one of the twentieth century's greatest philosophers. It distils Donald Davidson's seminal contributions to our understanding of ourselves, from three decades of essays, into one thematically organized collection. A new, specially written introduction by Ernie Lepore and Kirk Ludwig, ... see all copies from $3.94! new only from $4.15! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Word and object. more books like this by W. V. Quine add to wishlist Language consists of dispositions, socially instilled, to respond observably to socially observable stimuli. Such is the point of view from which a noted philosopher and logician examines the notion of meaning and the linguistic mechanisms of objective reference. In the course of the discussion, Professor Quine pinpoints the difficulties involved ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $24.38! \| first editions
11 view cover	The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention more books like this by Dr. Guy Deutscher add to wishlist Drawing on recent groundbreaking discoveries in modern linguistics, the author exposes the elusive forces of creation at work in human communication, giving fresh insight into how language emerges, evolves, and decays. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	More Than Cool Reason: A Field Guide to Poetic Metaphor more books like this by George Lakoff, Mark Turner add to wishlist "Articulates clearly, concisely, and with numerous examples, the implications of such common and powerful poetic metaphors as life is a journey, death is departure, time is a thief, reason is cool (along with a whole range of others) for what we take for granted about ourselves and the world, for our common sense". -- Susan MacFarlene, Canadian ... see all copies from $11.00! new only from $17.49! \| SVS
13 view cover	Propaganda and the Public Mind: Conversations with Noam Chomsky more books like this by David Barsamian, Professor Noam Chomsky add to wishlist Draws on previously unpublished interviews with one of world's leading thinkers; Chomsky offers an damning critique of the way our perceptions are shaped by global powerbrokers; Shows how ordinary people can work together to break through the propaganda machine; World renowned dissident Noam Chomsky offers insight into the institutions that shape ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| signed copies \| SVS
14 view cover	Logic, Language, and Meaning, Volume 1: Introduction to Logic more books like this by L T F Gamut, Babette Greiner (Translator), Michael Morreau (Translator) add to wishlist The Dutch not only have what must be the greatest number of linguists per capita in the world, they also have a very long and rich tradition of combining linguistics, logic, and philosophy of language. So it should not be a surprise that it is an interdisciplinary collaboration of Dutch scholars that has produced the first comprehensive ... see all copies from $5.56! new only from $23.49! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The language instinct : the new science of language and mind more books like this by Steven Pinker add to wishlist Simply by making noises with our mouths, we can reliably cause precise new combinations of ideas to arise in each other's minds. The ability comes so naturally that we are apt to forget what a miracle it is. Pursuing the ideas of Darwin and Chomsky, Steven Pinker offers a look at why we use language and where this ability comes from. Rather than ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.83! \| first editions
16 view cover	Language and thought more books like this by Noam Chomsky add to wishlist Chomsky's most cogent exposition of his own linguistic theory and its implications for the philosophy of mind. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.98! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Language and Problems of Knowledge: The Managua Lectures more books like this by Professor Noam Chomsky add to wishlist Language and Problems of Knowledge is Noam Chomsky's most accessible statement on the nature, origins, and current concerns of the field of linguistics. see all copies from $4.92! new only from $10.07! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Consciousness and Language more books like this by John R Searle add to wishlist One of the most important and influential philosophers of the last 30 years, John Searle has been concerned throughout his career with a single overarching question: how can we have a unified and theoretically satisfactory account of ourselves and of our relations to other people and to the natural world? In other words, how can we reconcile our ... see all copies from $5.99! new only from $14.00! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Wittgenstein and the Philosophical Investigations more books like this by Marie McGinn, Ludwig Wittgenstein add to wishlist The Routledge Philosophy GuideBooks painlessly introduce students to the classic works of philosophy. Each GuideBook considers a major philosopher and a key area of their philosophy by focusing on an important text - situating the philosopher and the work in an historical context, considering the text in question and assessing the philosopher's ... see all copies from $6.60! new only from $15.95! \| SVS
20 view cover	Philosophy of Language: A Contemporary Introduction more books like this by William G Lycan add to wishlist "Philosophy of Language: a Contemporary Introduction" introduces the student to the main issues and theories in twentieth-century philosophy of language, focusing specifically on linguistic phenomena. The topics are structured in three parts in the book. Part I, Reference and Referring Expressions, includes topics such as Russell's Theory of ... see all copies from $7.01! new only from $34.05! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Hamann: Writings on Philosophy and Language more books like this by Johann Georg Hamann, Kenneth Haynes (Editor) add to wishlist Johann Georg Hamann (1730-1788) is a major figure not only in German philosophy but also in literature and religious history. In his own time he wrote penetrating criticisms of Herder, Kant, Mendelssohn, and other Enlightenment thinkers; after his death he was an important figure for Goethe, Hegel, Kierkegaard, and others. It was only in the ... see all copies from $17.80! new only from $17.80! \| SVS
22 view cover	Spreading the Word: Groundings in the Philosophy of Language more books like this by Simon Blackburn add to wishlist Provides a comprehensive introduction to the major philosophical theories attempting to explain the workings of language. see all copies from $19.96! new only from $46.99! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Language and Reality, 2nd Edition: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Language more books like this by Michael Devitt, Kim Sterelny add to wishlist What is language? How does it relate to the world? How does it relate to the mind? Should our view of language influence our view of the world? These are among the central issues covered in this spirited and unusually clear introduction to the philosophy of language. Making no pretense of neutrality, Michael Devitt and Kim Sterelny take a definite ... see all copies from $6.93! new only from $29.50! \| SVS
24 view cover	Philosophy of Language: The Big Questions more books like this by Andrea Nye (Editor) add to wishlist This anthology brings together a diversity of readings in the philosophy of language from the ancient Greeks to contemporary analytic, feminist, and multicultural perspectives. The emphasis is on issues that have a direct bearing on concerns about knowledge, reality, meaning, and understanding. A general introduction and introductions to each ... see all copies from $17.25! new only from $44.50! \| SVS
25 view cover	Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language more books like this by Umberto Eco add to wishlist "Eco wittily and enchantingly develops themes often touched on in his previous works, but he delves deeper into their complex nature... this collection can be read with pleasure by those unversed in semiotic theory." -- Times Literary Supplement see all copies from $10.85! new only from $18.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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