Dividing reality
Auteur :
Hirsch, Eli
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780195057546
Date de publication :
22 juil. 1993
Dimensions :
23,8 x 16,2 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
603 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This monograph identifies and explores a philosophical dilemma which the author calls "the division problem". This is defined as the problem of explaining why language divides up reality in one way rather than another, or the rational basis for languages to contain certain types of words.