Words and Things: An Examination of, and an Attack on, Linguistic Philosophy by Ernest Gellner

Words and Things: An Examination of, and an Attack on, Linguistic Philosophy

Ernest Gellner

392 pages first pub 1959 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy challenging reflective medium-paced
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When Ernest Gellner was his early thirties, he took it upon himself to challenge the prevailing philosophical orthodoxy of the day, Linguistic Philosophy. Finding a powerful ally in Bertrand Russell, who provided the foreword for this book, Gellne...

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