Linguistics in Philosophy / Zeno Vendler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vendler, Zeno, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Analysis (Philosophy).

Language and languages--Philosophy.

Language and languages.

Semantics (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book is a major attempt to reconcile the empirical basis of linguistic science with the a priori nature of philosophical reasoning. Its purpose is to show how the methods and findings of linguistic science, especially of transformational grammar, can be used to cast light upon central problems of analytic philosophy. After dealing with recent objections to the use of linguistic techniques in philosophy, the author shows, with great force and clarity, how these techniques can be applied to such problems as the analysis of singular terms, the concepts of fact, event, and causality, and the meaning of the word "good."

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface / Vendler, Zeno

Contents

1. Linguistics and the A Priori

2. Singular Terms

3. Each and Every, Any and All

4. Verbs and Times

5. Facts and Events

6. Effects, Results, and Consequences

7. The Grammar of Goodness

Works Referred To

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781501743726

1501743724

OCLC:

1129214212