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Talking Wolves

Thomas Hobbes on the Language of Politics and the Politics of Language

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  • © 1997

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Authors:
  1. Anat Biletzki

    1. Department of Philosophy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

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Part of the book series: Synthese Library (SYLI, volume 262)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Anat Biletzki
      Pages 1-14

  3. Language

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-19
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    2. Human Voices: Semantics and Beyond

      • Anat Biletzki
      Pages 20-36

    3. Use and Effect: Speech as Use

      • Anat Biletzki
      Pages 37-56

    4. Speech Useful: A Theory of Language Use

      • Anat Biletzki
      Pages 57-69

  4. The Language of Politics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 70-76
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    2. Conversation of Mankind: The Meaning of Moral Concepts

      • Anat Biletzki
      Pages 77-91

    3. Everyman’s Will: Speech Acts

      • Anat Biletzki
      Pages 92-111

    4. A Common Language: Natural, Social and Linguistic

      • Anat Biletzki
      Pages 112-135

  5. The Politics of Language

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 136-137
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    2. Policy Ecclesiasticall: Religious Interpretation

      • Anat Biletzki
      Pages 138-153

    3. Eloquence is Power: The Office of Rhetoric

      • Anat Biletzki
      Pages 154-177

  6. Conclusion

    1. Conclusion

      • Anat Biletzki
      Pages 178-192

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 193-223
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About this book

Talking Wolves advances an analysis of Hobbes which takes language seriously (as seriously as Hobbes took it). It presents a reading of Hobbes's view of society at large, and political society in particular, through a comprehensive discussion based on, and intimately linked to, his philosophy of language. This philosophy, in turn, is seen in a new light as being a pragmatic theory of language in use, language in action.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Anat Biletzki

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Talking Wolves

  • Book Subtitle: Thomas Hobbes on the Language of Politics and the Politics of Language

  • Authors: Anat Biletzki

  • Series Title: Synthese Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8887-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1997

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-4425-4Published: 30 April 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4801-1Published: 04 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-8887-4Published: 14 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0166-6991

  • Series E-ISSN: 2542-8292

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 212

  • Topics: Philosophy of Language, History, general, Pragmatism, Political Philosophy

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