Meaning [electronic resource] / David E. Cooper.
Meaning is one of our most central and most ubiquitous concepts. Anything at all may, in suitable contexts, have meaning ascribed to it. In this wide-ranging book, David Cooper departs from the usual focus on linguistic meaning to discuss how works of art, ceremony, social action, bodily gesture, an...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chesham [England] :
Acumen,
2003.
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| Series: | Central problems of philosophy.
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| Summary: | Meaning is one of our most central and most ubiquitous concepts. Anything at all may, in suitable contexts, have meaning ascribed to it. In this wide-ranging book, David Cooper departs from the usual focus on linguistic meaning to discuss how works of art, ceremony, social action, bodily gesture, and the purpose of life can all be meaningful. He argues that the notion of meaning is best approached by considering what we accept as explanations of meaning in everyday practice and shows that in these situations we are explaining the appropriate fit of an item - whether a word or an artwork - with. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (152 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781844653478 1844653471 9781317489320 1317489322 1902683765 9781902683768 1317489314 9781317489313 1315710560 9781315710563 1282921487 9781282921481 9786612921483 661292148X |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |