Words and Things: An examination of, and an attack on, linguistic philosophy

Ernest Gellner
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When Ernest Gellner was his early thirties, he took it upon himself to challenge the prevailing philosophical orthodoxy of the day, Linguistic Philosophy. Finding a powerful ally in Bertrand Russell, who provided the foreword for this book, Gellner embarked on the project that was to put him on the intellectual map. Words and Things” was the first determined attempt to state the premises and operational rules of the movement. The basic charge was that Linguistic Philosophy was an aberrant

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AuthorErnest Gellner
Number of pages292
PublisherRoutledge & Kegan Paul
Year Published1979
Book Condition

Very Good

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