Max Black, "Models and Metaphors: Studies in Language and Philosophy"
Max Black, "Models and Metaphors: Studies in Language and Philosophy"
Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr | 1962 | ISBN: 0801400414 | English | PDF | 278 pages | 5.2 Mb
Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr | 1962 | ISBN: 0801400414 | English | PDF | 278 pages | 5.2 Mb
What’s the big deal about ordinary language? And Bertrand Russell asked rhetorically, “Why should we listen to what silly people have to say?” Max Black has ever been an advocate of plain talk. He exhibits what is the big deal about ordinary language in his book: The Labyrinth of Language. There he deals with the great issues in philosophy as he speaks plainly to all who will attend. He is not a silly person.
Philosophy is no joke! To encounter writings of a genuine philosopher, you ought to read what Susan Neiman writes in her book: Moral Clarity. She takes a serious inquirer through the Enlightenment with wit, humor and thorough mastery of her field.
With passages in these contrasting books we are able to see what aspects language can give us, and we can see in Max Black’s book the world as significant in a way open to plain folks. He plays in language games to give us extraordinary insight into ordinary language and philosophical issues arising in it.
Max Black, "Models and Metaphors: Studies in Language and Philosophy"
