Objects of Metaphor puts forward a philosophical account of metaphor radically different from those currently on offer. Powerful and flexible enough to cope with the syntactic complexity typical of genuine metaphor, it offers novel conceptions of the relationship between simile and metaphor, the notion of dead metaphor, and the idea of metaphor as a robust theoretic kind. Without denying that metaphor can sometimes be merely ornamental, Guttenplan justifies the view of metaphor as fundamental to language and the study of language. His book will be of great interest not only to philosophers in this field, but also to those working across psychology and linguistics.

Objects of Metaphor

Politics & Social Sciences

Guttenplan, Samuel

Philosophy

Clarendon Press

Objects of Metaphor puts forward a philosophical account of metaphor radically different from those currently on offer. Powerful and flexible enough to cope with the syntactic complexity typical of genuine metaphor, it offers novel conceptions of the relationship between simile and metaphor, the notion of dead metaphor, and the idea of metaphor as a robust theoretic kind. Without denying that metaphor can sometimes be merely ornamental, Guttenplan justifies the view of metaphor as fundamental to language and the study of language. His book will be of great interest not only to philosophers in this field, but also to those working across psychology and linguistics.

This new and revised edition explores the relationship between natural language and logic, motivating the student to acquire skills and techniques of formal logic. It includes substantial additions which make the text even more useful to students and instructors alike. Central to these changes is an Appendix, "how to learn logic", which takes the student through fourteen compact and sharply directed lessons with exercises and answers. Other new material includes a discussion of the truth tree method for both Sentential and Predicate logic, an account of alternative notations, and the provision of answers to selected exercises that figure in the main body of the book.

Languages of Logic

Wiley/Blackwell

Mind's Landscape is an engaging introduction to the philosophical study of mind and an elegantly persuasive account of how best to understand the nature of mental phenomena. It serves as both a text and as a contribution to the philosophy of mind. Its engaging narrative style will appeal to students, instructors, and general readers alike.

Mind's Landscape: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind

Reading Philosophy: Selected Texts with a Method for Beginners

This flexible introductory textbook explores several key themes in philosophy, and helps the reader learn to engage with the key arguments by introducing and analysing a selection of classic readings. 
<ul> <li>Fully integrated introductory text with readings for beginning students of philosophy. 
</li> <li>Each chapter focusses on a core philosophical topic, and contains an introduction to the topic, 2 classic readings and interactive commentaries on the readings. 
</li> <li>An introductory book which doesn't merely tell the reader about the subject, but requires them to engage philosophically with the text. 
</li> <li>A pedagogical resource developed in the classroom by the authors at the University of London.</li> </ul>

Hornsby, Jennifer

Janaway, Christopher

This flexible introductory textbook explores several key themes in philosophy, and helps the reader learn to engage with the key arguments by introducing and analysing a selection of classic readings. 
<ul> <li>Fully integrated introductory text with readings for beginning students of philosophy. 
</li> <li>Each chapter focusses on a core philosophical topic, and contains an introduction to the topic, 2 classic readings and interactive commentaries on the readings. 
</li> <li>An introductory book which doesn't merely tell the reader about the subject, but requires them to engage philosophically with the text. 
</li> <li>A pedagogical resource developed in the classroom by the authors at the University of London.</li> </ul>

A key introductory philosophy textbook, making use of an innovative,&nbsp;interactive&nbsp;technique for reading philosophical texts&nbsp; Reading Philosophy: Selected Texts with a Method for Beginners, Second Edition,&nbsp;provides&nbsp;a unique approach to reading philosophy, requiring&nbsp;students&nbsp;to engage with material as they read.&nbsp;It contains carefully selected&nbsp;texts, commentaries on those texts, and questions for the reader to think about as they read. It serves as starting points for&nbsp;both&nbsp;classroom discussion and independent study. The texts cover a&nbsp;wide range of topics drawn from&nbsp;diverse&nbsp;areas of philosophical&nbsp;investigation, ranging over ethics, metaphysics,&nbsp;epistemology,&nbsp;philosophy of mind, aesthetics,&nbsp;and&nbsp;political philosophy.&nbsp; This edition has been updated and expanded. New chapters&nbsp;discuss&nbsp;the moral significance of friendship and love, the subjective nature of consciousness&nbsp;and&nbsp;the ways that science might explore conscious experience. And there are new texts and commentary in chapters on doubt, self and moral dilemmas. <ul> <li>Guides readers through the experience of active, engaged philosophical reading&nbsp;</li> <li>Presents significant texts, contextualized for newcomers to philosophy&nbsp;</li> <li>Includes&nbsp;writings by&nbsp;philosophers&nbsp;from antiquity to the&nbsp;late 20th-century&nbsp;</li> <li>Contains commentary that provides&nbsp;the context and background&nbsp;necessary&nbsp;for discussion and argument&nbsp;</li> <li>Prompts readers to think through specific questions&nbsp;and&nbsp;to reach their own conclusions&nbsp;</li> </ul> This book&nbsp;is an ideal resource for beginning students in philosophy, as well as for anyone wishing to engage with the subject on their own.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Schwenkler, John

With the same intellectual goals as the first edition, this innovative introductory logic textbook explores the relationship between natural language and logic, motivating the student to acquire skills and techniques of formal logic. This new and revised edition includes substantial additions which make the text even more useful to students and instructors alike. Central to these changes is an Appendix, 'How to Learn Logic', which takes the student through fourteen compact and sharply directed lessons with exercises and answers.

The Languages of Logic: An Introduction to Formal Logic

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Objects of Metaphor

Objects of Metaphor

Languages of Logic

Mind's Landscape: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind

Mind's Landscape: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind

Reading Philosophy: Selected Texts with a Method for Beginners

Reading Philosophy: Selected Texts with a Method for Beginners

Reading Philosophy: Selected Texts with a Method for Beginners

The Languages of Logic: An Introduction to Formal Logic