linguistic philosophy

American  

noun

1. an approach to philosophical problems used especially by certain British and American philosophers, inspired by G. E. Moore, and marked by the elucidation of difficult and controversial concepts by resolving them into their elements.

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linguistic philosophy British  

noun

1. the approach to philosophy common in the mid 20th century that tends to see philosophical problems as arising from inappropriate theoretical use of language and therefore as being resolved by detailed attention to the common use of expressions

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Etymology

Origin of linguistic philosophy

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

This first wave of relativism was later supplemented by other, profoundly different intellectual traditions: the linguistic philosophy of J. L. Austin, the post-structuralism of Michel Foucault, the postmodernism of Jacques Derrida and the pragmatism of Richard Rorty.

From Literature

Pleading for "an art history without proper names" – in other words, an art history that takes no account of individual makers – she is credited with using the tools of linguistic philosophy imported from France to shift the focus from what a particular artist is "trying to say" to how an artwork functions in a field already crowded with meaning.

From The Guardian

I would not have it understood that I am presenting a complete analysis of Humboldt’s linguistic philosophy.

From Project Gutenberg

He sounded the depths of linguistic philosophy far more deeply than to accept mere abundance of words as proof of richness in a language.

From Project Gutenberg

A sharp, but friendly criticism of this central point of his linguistic philosophy may be found in Steinthal, Charakteristik der Hauptsächlichsten Typen des Sprachbones, ss. 58-61.

From Project Gutenberg