Context-Dependence, Perspective and Relativity

Context-Dependence, Perspective and Relativity
Author: Francois Recanati
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2010-08-31
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110227770


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This volume brings together original papers by linguists and philosophers on the role of context and perspective in language and thought. Several contributions are concerned with the contextualism/relativism debate, which has loomed large in recent philosophical discussions. In a substantial introduction, the editors survey the field and map out the relevant issues and positions.


Context-Dependence, Perspective and Relativity
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Pages: 365
Authors: Francois Recanati
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-08-31 - Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

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