Philosophical Relevance of Language : A Methodological Reflection

Contents: Foreword. Acknowledgements. 1. General introduction. 2. Are all problems of philosophy linguistic in character? 3. Does language require revision? 4. A plea for ordinary language. 5. Language and Ontology. 6. Language and the human conceptual framework. 7. Noam Chomsky on: Language as a mirror of human mind. 8. Concluding remarks. Abbreviations. Selected bibliography. Index.

"The book is an attempt to examine the philosophical relevance of language from the methodological point of view. Moreover, an effort has been made that language is relevant to philosophy, because it helps in developing a philosophy of language and a philosophy with a linguistic turn subsequently known as Linguistic Philosophy. The book highlights the following issues:

Are the problems in Philosophy linguistic?
Is the positivisits\' thesis circular?
Does language require revision?
Are the metaphors like \'form of life\' or \'game\' enough to sustain the charge of revisionism?
Is language related to reality?
In what sense language is said to be mirror of human mind?" (jacket)