Thought and Language by John Preston

Thought and Language by John Preston

The relationship between thought and language has been of central importance to philosophy ever since Plato characterised thinking as 'a dialogue the soul has with itself'. In this volume, several major twentieth-century philosophers of mind and language make further contributions to the debate. Among the questions addressed are: is language conceptually prior to thought, or vice versa? Must thought take place 'in' a medium? To what extent can creatures without language be credited with thoughts? Do we have to suppose that thinking involves the use of concepts? What does it mean to have and deploy a concept? How do recent psychological experiments bear on these issues? Are beliefs, desires, hopes and fears rightly construed as 'attitudes towards propositions'? Should twentieth-century philosophy be conceived of in terms of Michael Dummett's distinction between 'analytical philosophy' and the 'philosophy of thought'?

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ISBN 13	9780521587419
ISBN 10	0521587417
Title	Thought and Language
Author	John Preston
Series	Royal Institute Of Philosophy Supplements
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1998-05-13
Number of pages	255
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