| Description |
xi, 292 pages ; 24 cm. |
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Contemporary philosophy in focus |
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Contemporary philosophy in focus.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-288) and index. |
| Contents |
John Searle: from speech acts to social reality / Barry Smith -- From speech acts to speech activity / Nick Fotion -- Intentions, promises, and obligations / Leo Zaibert -- Law / George P. Fletcher -- Action / Joëlle Proust-- The intentionality of perception / Fred Dretsky -- Sense data / Brian O'Shaughnessy -- The limits of expressibility / François Recanati -- The Chinese room argument / Josef Moural -- Searle, Derrida, and the ends of phenomenology / Kevin Mulligan. |
| Summary |
This is the only systematic introduction to the full range of Searle's work, including his recent thinking on social ontology & his views on the nature of law & obligation. It concludes with an appraisal of Searle's defense of truth & scientific method inthe face of postmodernist critique. |
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Searle, John R.
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Searle, John R.
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Searle, John R. (John Rogers), 1932-
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Searle, John R. (OCoLC)fst00035682
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Taalfilosofie.
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Taalhandelingen.
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Philosophie.
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Aufsatzsammlung.
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| Added Author |
Smith, Barry, 1952-
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| ISBN |
0521792886 (hb) |
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9780521792882 (hb) |
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0521797047 (paperback) |
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9780521797047 (paperback) |
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