F A Q Philosophy Pages Dictionary Study Guide Logic Tutoring Traffic History Timeline Philosophers Locke Analysis of Ordinary Language Two generations of British philosophers joined with Wittgenstein by engaging in philosophical activity of the new sort. Although their individual interests differed, all shared the commitment to careful analysis of ordinary language and the confidence that this ...

Philosophy and Cognitive Science Cognitive Turn and Linguistic Turn Jean-Michel Roy University of Bordeaux jmroy@ext.jussieu.fr ABSTRACT: My first goal is to question a received view about the development of Analytical Philosophy. According to this received view Analytical Philosophy is born out of a Linguistic Turn establishing the study of language as the foundation of the discipline; this ...

Philosophy of Mathematics Semantic Realism: Why Mathematicians Mean What They Say Elaine Landry McGill University elaine@philo.mcgill.ca ABSTRACT: I argue that if we distinguish between ontological realism and semantic realism, then we no longer have to choose between platonism and formalism. If we take category theory as the language of mathematics, then a linguistic analysis of the content and ...