Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

Philosophy of language

In analytic philosophy, philosophy of language investigates the nature of language and the relations between language, language users, and the world. Investigations may include inquiry into the nature of meaning, intentionality, reference, the constitution of sentences, concepts, learning, and thought.

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  1. Ordinary language philosophy

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Ordinary Language Philosophy, one of the most important British contributions to 20th-century thought.

    7 November 2013

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    Featuring: Stephen Mulhall, Ray Monk, Julia Tanney

     
  2. Rhetoric

    Melvyn Bragg discusses Rhetoric, the art of speaking which is an expression of inner virtue and also fundamental to ideas about democracy.

    28 October 2004

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    Featuring: Angie Hobbs, Thomas Healy, Ceri Sullivan