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There Are Two Errors In The Title Of This Book : A Sourcebook Of Philosophical Puzzles, Problems, And Paradoxes

  • There Are Two Errors In The Title Of This Book : A  Sourcebook Of Philosophical Puzzles, Problems, And  Paradoxes
  • Attribution

    Robert M. Martin
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    Book, Rev. and expanded ed, Broadview Press, 2002
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    Martin provides fascinating discussions of each problem or puzzle, and appends suggestions for further reading. Where the puzzle or problem admits of a right answer, Martin provides it in a separate section. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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     (LOWER LEVEL)  BC199.P2 M38 2002  AVAILABLE

Meaning And Grammar : An Introduction To Semantics

  • Meaning And Grammar : An Introduction To Semantics
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    Gennaro Chierchia and Sally McConnell-Ginet
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    Book, MIT Press, 1990
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    It presents the “minimalist” approach to instructional design - its origins in the study of people’s learning problems with computer systems, its foundations in the psychology of learning and problem solving, and its application in a variety of case studies. The book’s many examples - including a brief discussion of recent commercial applications - will help researchers and practitioners apply and develop this new instructional technology. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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     (UPPER LEVEL)  P325 .C384 1990  AVAILABLE

Logic, Language, And Meaning

Meaning And Truth : Essential Readings In Modern Semantics

Pursuit Of Truth

  • Pursuit Of Truth
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    W.V. Quine
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    Book, Harvard University Press, 1990
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    Quine’s efforts to get beyond the confusion begin by rejecting the very idea of binding together word and thing, rejecting the focus on the isolated word. Starting thus with sentences, Quine sketches an epistemological setting for the pursuit of truth. He proceeds to show how reification and reference contribute to the elaborate structure that can indeed relate science to its sensory evidence.In this book Quine both summarizes and moves ahead. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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     (LOWER LEVEL)  B945.Q53 P87 1990  AVAILABLE

Studies In The Way Of Words

Realism, Meaning, And Truth

The Meaning Of Language

  • The Meaning Of Language
  • Attribution

    Robert M. Martin
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    Book, MIT Press, 1987
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    Philosophy of language is one of the hardest areas for the beginning student; Included are chapters on the innateness controversy, the private language argument, the possibility of animal and machine language, language as rule-governed or conventional behavior, and the speech act theory. Many recent books and courses in the philosophy of language treat the issues and approaches covered in the first or second part of this book; (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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     (UPPER LEVEL)  P106 .M354 1987  AVAILABLE

How Is Language Possible? : Philosophical Reflections On The Evolution Of Language And Knowledge

Philosophy And Analysis;

  • Philosophy And Analysis&#59;
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    a selection of articles published in Analysis between 1933-40 and 1947-53. Edited with an introd., by Margaret MacDonald
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    Book, B. Blackwell, 1966
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     (LOWER LEVEL)  B21 .A5 1966  AVAILABLE

Language And Philosophy; A Symposium.

Facts And Values; Studies In Ethical Analysis,

Language Of Politics; Studies In Quantitative Semantics,

Word Politics: Essays On Language And Politics.

Belief, Existence, And Meaning