Three Demonstrations and a Funeral and Other Essays (Paperback)

Maria de Ponte

ISBN 10: 1881526933 / ISBN 13: 9781881526933

Published by Centre for the Study of Language & Information, Stanford, 2025

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Paperback. A collaboration between three distinguished professors of linguistics and philosophy. The result of the collaboration between three distinguished philosophers, this book comprises the best sample of one of the most original theories in contemporary philosophy of language and communicationCritical Pragmatics. They present the development of the theory from its initial sprout, with "Three Demonstrations and a Funeral" (2006) as its first visible result, to a critical clarification of its tenets in "Critical Pragmatics: Nine Misconceptions" (2023). After Korta and Perry's Critical Pragmatics (2011), this is the most important book on Critical Pragmatics, as it was conceived, developed and applied by its creators. Having de Ponte, Korta and Perry's most important papers together on one place will be of great value to both philosophers and linguists. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Three Demonstrations and a Funeral and Other Essays (Paperback)
• Publisher: Centre for the Study of Language & Information, Stanford
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1881526933
• ISBN 13: 9781881526933
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

A collaboration between three distinguished professors of linguistics and philosophy.

The result of the collaboration between three distinguished philosophers, this book comprises the best sample of one of the most original theories in contemporary philosophy of language and communication―Critical Pragmatics. They present the development of the theory from its initial sprout, with “Three Demonstrations and a Funeral” (2006) as its first visible result, to a critical clarification of its tenets in “Critical Pragmatics: Nine Misconceptions” (2023). After Korta and Perry’s Critical Pragmatics (2011), this is the most important book on Critical Pragmatics, as it was conceived, developed and applied by its creators. Having de Ponte, Korta and Perry’s most important papers together on one place will be of great value to both philosophers and linguists.

About the Author

Maria de Ponte is associate professor at the University of the Basque Country and director of the Institute for Logic, Cognition, Language and Information. Kepa Korta is a philosopher of language at the Institute for Logic, Cognition, Language and Information of the University of the Basque Country. John Perry is the Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor of Philosophy emeritus at Stanford University.