Laugier, Sandra
Why We Need Ordinary Language Philosophy
- ISBN 13:
- 9780226829579
- author:
- Laugier, Sandra
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 168
- Dimensions:
- 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Philosophy, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Sandra Laugier's Why We Need Ordinary Language Philosophy offers a fresh perspective on analytic philosophy, challenging the dominant view that it represents a unified and coherent advancement.
The author draws on the work of J. L. Austin and Ludwig Wittgenstein to argue for the benefits of ordinary language philosophy, which trusts in the everyday use of language and its clarity of meaning.
This book provides a major contribution to the philosophy of language and 20th- and 21st-century philosophy as a whole, uncovering the inherent tensions and confusions that have driven analytic philosophy.
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