ISBN:
9783111382869
,
9783111382258
,
9783111382999
Language:
German
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (250 p.)
Series Statement:
Ideen & Argumente
Keywords:
Identity (Philosophical concept)
;
Meaning (Psychology)
;
Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology
Abstract:
Philosophical discourses can fail in different ways and for different reasons. If disputants are involved in a mere dispute over words, their dispute is not based on disagreement. Due to a linguistic misunderstanding, they just talk past each other. In its first part, this book outlines for the first time a detailed theory of mere disputes over words. What characterizes such unsuccessful disputes? And what evidence can support the suspicion of a mere dispute over words in philosophy? In the second part of the book, the author then applies the results obtained in a case study to the debate about personal identity
Note:
German
