The World and Language : The Ontology for Natural Language
Overview
The World and Language propounds the assumption that natural language is not linear. Linear languages are those in which an iteration of a sign is allowed. In contrast, in natural language-as it is assumed-an iteration of a term must have a different meaning than the initial term. Cogency of the notion of non-linearity is deemed to grow as its explanatory power is being revealed, though the idea of non-linearity itself does not seem to be contrary to common sense from the very beginning. Among the issues discussed in this book are the following: paradoxes; the concept of number; realism (as it should be understood within the concept); falsifiability, a peculiar aspect of the mind-body problem; universals; and other issues.
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- ISBN-13: 9780761835233
- ISBN-10: 0761835237
- Publisher: University Press of America
- Publish Date: September 2006
- Dimensions: 9.08 x 6.06 x 0.49 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.57 pounds
- Page Count: 164
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