Language and World: A Defence of Linguistic Idealism

by Richard Gaskin

Book Overview

This book defends a version of linguistic idealism, the thesis that the world is a product of language. In the course of defending this radical thesis, Gaskin addresses a wide range of topics in contemporary metaphysics, philosophy of language, philosophical logic, and syntax theory.

Starting from the context and compositionality principles, and the idea of a systematic theory of meaning in the Tarski-Davidson tradition, Gaskin argues that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367537524
• ISBN13: 9780367537524
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"