Context-Dependence, Perspective and Relativity

by Francois Recanati (Editor), Isidora Stojanovic (Editor), Neftali Villanueva (Editor)

Overview

This volume brings together original papers by linguists and philosophers on the role of context and perspective in language and thought. Several contributions are concerned with the contextualism/relativism debate, which has loomed large in recent philosophical discussions. In a substantial introduction, the editors survey the field and map out the relevant issues and positions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110227765
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	08/17/2010
Series:	Mouton Series in Pragmatics [MSP] , #6
Pages:	362
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.06(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

François Recanati and Isidora Stojanovic, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France; Neftalí Villanueva, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France, and University of Granada, Spain.