When words are called for : a defense of ordinary language philosophy / Avner Baz.

Author/creator Baz, Avner, 1964-
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, ©2012.
Descriptionxv, 238 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents The basic conflict: an initial characterization -- The main arguments against ordinary language philosophy -- Must philosophers rely on intuitions? -- Contextualism and the burden of knowledge -- Contextualism, anti-contextualism, and knowing as being in a position to give assurance -- Conclusion: skepticism and the dialectic of (semantically pure) "knowledge" -- Epilogue: ordinary language philosophy, Kant, and the roots of antinomial thinking.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 225-232) and index.
LCCN 2011039381
ISBN9780674055223 (alk. paper)
ISBN0674055225 (alk. paper)
Standard identifier# 40020695881