Taking a unique approach which combines sociolinguistics with theoretical linguistics, this book presents a view of lang......more

The first book to offer an overview, at once introductory and comprehensive, of the philosophical thought of Owen Barfie......more

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Interrogating the much-cherished concept of "poetic thinking," this book focuses on what interview and draft materials r......more

In Words and Meaning in Metasemantics, Juan José Colomina-Almiñana argues that language meaning determination requires c......more

This book uncovers the relation between figuration and science in the early modern world. It shows that changes we tend ......more

This book explores African philosophic sagacity, or wisdom philosophy, as proposed by Odera Oruka in his "Four Trends in......more

This book explores the cognitive constraints and principles of variation in structures of linguistic meaning across lang......more

This book is a collection of 15 essays on important themes in Wittgenstein’s philosophy, such as linguistic normativity,......more

Multi-modal argumentation with its logical, emotional, visceral and kisceral arguments is an important addition to logic......more

Pinpoints how "dogwhistles" and "figleaves," two kinds of linguistic trick, distort political discourse and normalize ra......more

Philosophy of language has been at the center of philosophical research at least since the start of the 20th century. Si......more

What makes us persons? Is it our bodies, our minds, or our consciousness? For centuries, philosophers have sought to ans......more

This volume advances discussions between critics and defenders of the force-content distinction and opens new ways of th......more

This book offers a comprehensive reinterpretation of J.L. Austin’s philosophy. It opens new ways of thinking about ethic......more

This book takes up a number of Charles Sanders Peirce’s undeveloped semiotic concepts and highlights their theoretical i......more

Beyond Language (Oltre il Linguaggio) is one of Italian philosopher Emmanuele Severino’s major works, wrestling with whe......more

This book charges that just about every philosophical theory of mind or language developed over the past 50 years in the......more

In this book, McElvenny offers a concise history of modern linguistics from its emergence in the early nineteenth centur......more

A vital addition to Seagull’s growing Italian List that focuses on leftist Italian thought, bringing famous as well as l......more

A barrier to entailment exists if you can’t get conclusions of a certain kind from premises of another. One of the most ......more

The classical Protagorean idea that the idea of absolute truth is an illusion -- that there is only ’your truth’ and ’my......more

The ideal of ’conversation’ recurs in modern thought as a symbol and practice central to ethics, democratic politics, an......more

In this book, seven experts in logic and semantics examine reasons for using the intensional operator approach over the ......more

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on......more

Now in paperback, Sandra Laugier’s reconsideration of analytic philosophy and ordinary language. Sandra Laugier has long......more

This book explores the historical development of new moral concepts. Starting from examples of new moral terms invented ......more

Why do we love to swear so much? Why do we get so offended when others do it? With wit and insight, philosopher Rebecca ......more

Stephen Ingram defends a robustly realistic metaethical theory, based on the concept of normative arbitrariness, of whic......more

This book is about rules, and especially about human capability to create, maintain and follow rules, as a root of what ......more

A major collection of essays and interviews from an iconic 20th-century philosopher in five volumes, now all available t......more

Being serious demands serious kinds of work. In Styles of Seriousness, Steven Connor reflects on the surprisingly variou......more

Being serious demands serious kinds of work. In Styles of Seriousness, Steven Connor reflects on the surprisingly variou......more

For fifty years the philosophy of language has been experiencing a stalemating conflict between the old descriptive and ......more

The emergence of the alphabet in ancient Greece, usually heralded as the first step in the inexorable march toward reaso......more

The essays in this collection explore the idea that discursive norms--the norms governing our thought and talk--are prof......more

This book provides an account of discursive or reason-governed cognition, by synthesizing research in the philosophy of ......more

Despite the considerable attention the topic of luck has received in ethics and epistemology, very little has been publi......more

An exploration of the practice of inventing languages, from speaking in tongues to utopian schemes of universality to th......more

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Untying the Mother Tongue explores what it might mean today to speak of someone’s attachment to a particular, primary la......more

Brings the figure of the voice and the problem of mimesis in Heidegger and post-Heideggerian continental thought to bear......more

A new critical method for the Divine Comedy which focuses not only on language-as-writing but also and equally on other ......more

This book charts the trajectory of Heidegger’s concept of silence by focusing on its relation to truth as the unconceale......more

Step into a world where words hold unimaginable power and unlock the gateway to our desired reality. In Life As We Speak......more

A broad, synthetic philosophy of nature focused on human sociality. In this book, Joseph Rouse takes his innovative work......more

A new vision for activist curatorial practice. In Pidginization as Curatorial Method: Messing with Languages and Praxes,......more

A range of seemingly unrelated problems at the forefront of controversy about consciousness, language, and vision, among......more

Critically examining popular ESL textbooks, this accessible and engaging book uncovers gender and ethnic representations......more

Die Sprachwissenschaft Nach Ihrem Zusammenhange Mit Logik Menschlicher Geistesbildung Und Philosoph is a seminal work on......more

Die Sprachwissenschaft Nach Ihrem Zusammenhange Mit Logik Menschlicher Geistesbildung Und Philosoph is a seminal work on......more

This fascinating work of linguistic philosophy explores the relationship between thought and language, answering such qu......more

This dissertation explores the nature, origin, and significance of impersonal judgement, which refers to judgments that ......more

What is astro-culture? In The Babylonian Planet it is unfolded as an aesthetic, an idea, a field of study, a position, a......more

This book investigates the phenomenon of actuality inferences, in which claims of ability are-in certain temporal contex......more

This book investigates the role of examples in shaping arguments and thought, both in philosophy and in everyday life. I......more

Over the last several decades, questions about practical reason have come to occupy the center stage in ethics and metae......more

In this edited collection contributors examine key themes, sources and methods in contemporary African Philosophy, build......more

This book investigates the origins of figurative language in literary discourse within a cognitive framework. It represe......more

What role does language play in the formation and perpetuation of our ideas about nationality and other social categorie......more

Dolf Rami contributes to contemporary debates about the meaning and reference of proper names by providing an overview o......more

The volume is published on the occasion of the birth centennial of Eugenio Coseriu (1921-2002). It is the first collecti......more

What is a language? What do scientific grammars tell us about the structure of individual languages and human language i......more

Western philosophy has often claimed for itself not just a distinct sphere of knowledge, but a distinct form of communic......more

This volume offers a typology of reference systems across a range of typologically and genetically distinct languages, i......more

First published in 1962, The Diversity of Meaning was written to provide a more constructive criticism of the philosophy......more

As the foundation of our rationality, logic has traditionally been considered fixed, stable and constant. This conceptio......more

Written in the fourth century BCE, Philebus is likely one of Plato’s last Socratic dialogues. It is also famously diffic......more

Are there nonexistent objects? Can we make sense of objects having properties without thinking that there are nonexisten......more

First published in 1972, Philosophical Tasks was written to identify and examine some central themes in contemporary Ang......more

Brings the figure of the voice and the problem of mimesis in Heidegger and post-Heideggerian continental thought to bear......more

Tracing the deep connections between philosophy and education, Ryan McInerney argues that we must use philosophy to refl......more

Reading The Phenomenology of Spirit through a linguistic lens, Jeffrey Reid provides an original commentary on Hegel’s m......more

The life of Antonin Artaud (1896-1948) was tormented by physical and mental illnesses. Already in his earlier works, Art......more