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This book aims to redress the balance in the field of Contemporary Philosophy, considered predominantly male, by highlighting the philosophical achievements of various female figures during the period 1870-1970. Contemporary Philosophy is generally presented by its historians as a field founded entirely by men, with no prominent female contributors. Historical investigation of the development of contemporary analytic philosophy, for example, usually centres around Frege, Russell, and Wittgenstein, with occasional ventures into Moore or the Vienna Circle. Such accounts leave out vast swathes of the historical record (from early 19th century to 20th century), in particular the women, including...
Linguistic theories often suffer from the dilemma that their explanatory power is based on extra-linguistic assumptions. The book delineates the essence of linguistic theory and linguistic explanation and, in doing so, proposes a solution to the dilemma. Simultaneously, the book is one of the first attempts to profile the philosophy of linguistics as a distinct sub-discipline of the contemporary philosophy of science.
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La atención conjunta es un fenómeno psicológico que nos estudia a partir de lo cotidiano. Este libro presenta este tópico, de manera rigurosa pero amena, presentando diferentes teorías y proponiendo una evaluación de los diversos paradigmas en lo que los autores llaman una teoría experiencialista de este fenómeno.
Los malentendidos y la incomprensión mutua son causa de muchos de los conflictos humanos. En el pasado, las personas o las comunidades que se malentendían podían alejarse a territorios apartados para evitar la convivencia. Esto es cada vez menos posible. Comprendernos recíprocamente no es, pues, una elección, sino una necesidad. Pero los fenómenos involucrados en la comprensión humana son múltiples y complejos, pues pueden ser procesos neuronales hereditarios que tienen millones de años, habilidades culturales aprendidas en una comunidad o técnicas individuales desarrolladas en la experiencia, entre otros. Este libro se propone analizar lo que ocurre cuando nos comprendemos o, por ...
Called the "Quintessence of the Baroque" and "Bridge to the Enlightenment," Mexican writer and nun Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz has also been celebrated as the "First Feminist of the New World." Feminist Perspectives on Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz fills a gap Called the "Quintessence of the Baroque" and "Bridge to the Enlightenment," Mexican writer and nun Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz has also been celebrated as the "First Feminist of the New World." Feminist Perspectives on Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz fills a gap in the scholarship on Sor Juana by exploring the implications of her feminist staus in literary and cultural terms. Editor Stephanie Merrim's introduction surveys key issues in Sor Juana...
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