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The spell of linguistic philosophy /

Bernard Williams discusses linguistic philosophy, an off-shoot of logical positivism, which argues that sentences can have no meaning beyond that which humans give them because language is a human invention.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: BBC Education & Training, BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc, Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [1997]
Series:Modern philosophy (Princeton, N.J.)
Subjects:
Language and languages > Philosophy.
Philosophy, Modern.
Description
Summary:Bernard Williams discusses linguistic philosophy, an off-shoot of logical positivism, which argues that sentences can have no meaning beyond that which humans give them because language is a human invention.
Item Description:Originally broadcast in 1976 on the BBC series Modern philosophy.
"FFH7309."
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (46 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.