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Politics & Rhetoric: Coming to Terms with Terms

Autor G. Yoos
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 11 aug 2009
Interpretation and definition as rhetorical and logical modes are interactive in determining and précising meaning that transcends our repertoire of literal usage. Refining language use gives us the opportunity and freedom to explore and discover what never has been thought about, used, or expressed before.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780230617469
ISBN-10: 0230617468
Pagini: 226
Ilustrații: XVII, 226 p.
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Ediția:2009
Editura: Palgrave Macmillan US
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

PART I: PARADOXES IN TALKING ABOUT MEANING One Sided Rhetorical Critiques about Meaning What is the Meaning of Life? Making and Discovering Meaning The Meaning of What You Would Like to Mean PART II: THEORIES OF LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION Language Use and Language Usage Rhetorical Use and Usage Limits of a Code Theory of Language Definitional Proposals and Definitional Reports Inferential Theory of Language Figurative Language PART III: INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITION AS HISTORICALLY DEVELOPED CONCEPTS 'Interpretation' and 'Definition' as Umbrella Terms 'Interpretation' and 'Definition' as Correlative Terms Contrasts between Definitions and Interpretations Nominal, Conceptual, and Real Definitions Rhetorical Definition: Talking and Walking the Talk PART IV: LOGICAL DEFINITION, THE LANGUAGE OF CONTROL, AND RHETORICAL CRITICISM Logical Definitions by Class and Differentia Logical Definitions by Necessary and Sufficient Conditions Pigeon Holes and Rational Numbers Coming to Terms with Terms about Application and Control Interpretations as Hypotheses and the Contexts of Interpretation in Rhetorical Criticism

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GEORGE E. YOOS is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at St. Cloud State University, USA.