Meaning, Knowledge, and Reality

Meaning, Knowledge, and Reality
ISBN-10
0674557778
ISBN-13
9780674557772
Category
Language Arts & Disciplines
Pages
462
Language
English
Published
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Authors
John McDowell, John Henry McDowell

Description

This is the second volume of John McDowell's selected papers. These 19 essays collectively report on McDowell's involvement with questions about the interface between the philosophies of language and mind and with issues in general epistemology.

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