ABSTRACT

First published in 2000. This is Volume V of eight in the Library of Philosophy series on the Philosophy of Mind and Language. Written in 1957, this book enquires how we use language as an instrument of reason, and whether our present use of it is efficient. The use of language for communication is treated as subsidiary.

part |17 pages

The Field of Enquiry

part |81 pages

The Contextual Analysis of Empirical Statements

chapter |20 pages

Empirical Criteria

chapter |26 pages

Implicit Determination

chapter |23 pages

Fact, Method, and Analogy

chapter |10 pages

Two Illustrations

part |40 pages

The Theory of Distinctions

chapter |11 pages

The Making of Distinctions

chapter |13 pages

Paradoxes and Puzzles

part |29 pages

Traditional Methods and Expressions

chapter |12 pages

Strict Speaking

chapter |13 pages

Really and Merely

chapter |2 pages

Language and Reality

part |60 pages

Philosophical Method

chapter |32 pages

Philosophical Disputes

chapter |18 pages

Philosophical Analysis

chapter |3 pages

Conventional Agreement

part |32 pages

The Generalization of Method

chapter |20 pages

Tests for Testability

chapter |10 pages

Conclusion and Conclusions