Rules and Dispositions in Language Use explains how correct language use is governed by both rules and general human dispositions. It does so by bringing together themes from Ludwig Wittgenstein and Noam Chomsky, which for many years have been thought to be incompatible.
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Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: LANGUAGE USE AND RULE-FOLLOWING 1. Kripke’s Wittgenstein 2. The Rule-Following Debate PART II: THE OBJECTIVE GROUNDS OF LANGUAGE USE 3. Objective Grounds 4. Dummett on Realism and Antirealism 5. Basic Statements and Epistemic Rules PART III: LINGUISTIC POWERS AND THEIR PROPER STUDY 6. Linguistic Powers 7. Logic and Language Bibliography Glossary Index
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Florian Demont-Biaggi has studied in Basle, Birmingham, London and Zurich and is currently working on leadership ethics at the Military Academy at the ETH Zurich
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