Fixing language : an essay on conceptual engineering / Herman Cappelen.

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cappelen, Herman (Author)
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Language and languages > Philosophy.
Language and languages > Grammar, Historical.
Language and languages > Usage > History.
Concepts.
Historical linguistics.
English language.
English language > Grammar, Historical.
English language > Usage.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:x, 212 pages ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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