Fixing language: an essay on conceptual engineering

Herman Cappelen investigates how language and other representational devices can go wrong, and how to fix them. We use language to understand and talk about the world, but what if our language has deficiencies that prevent it from playing that role? How can we revise our concepts, and what are the l...

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Beteilige Person: Cappelen, Herman 1967- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Oxford University Press 2018
Ausgabe:First edition
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198814719.001.0001
https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198814719.001.0001
Zusammenfassung:Herman Cappelen investigates how language and other representational devices can go wrong, and how to fix them. We use language to understand and talk about the world, but what if our language has deficiencies that prevent it from playing that role? How can we revise our concepts, and what are the limits on revision?
Beschreibung:This edition previously issued in print: 2018
ISBN:9780191852404
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780198814719.001.0001