linguistic turn
The shift which occurred in philosophical attention, during the 20th century and…The shift which occurred in philosophical attention, during the 20th century and within a number of philosophical schools of thought, from traditional themes of metaphysics and epistemology to a focus on the structure and usage of language and the relation of language to human understanding of those traditional themes.
Meaning
1 sensesThe shift which occurred in philosophical attention, during the 20th century and within a number of philosophical schools of thought, from traditional themes of metaphysics and epistemology to a focus on the structure and usage of language and the relation of language to human understanding of those traditional themes.
Origin
Popularized by Richard Rorty in The Linguistic Turn (1967).Popularized by Richard Rorty in The Linguistic Turn (1967).
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