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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
I: Language. - 1: Human Voices: Semantics and Beyond. - 2: Use and Effect: Speech as Use. - 3: Speech Useful: A Theory of Language Use. - II: The Language of Politics. - 4: Conversation of Mankind: The Meaning of Moral Concepts. - 5: Everyman s Will: Speech Acts. - 6: A Common Language: Natural, Social and Linguistic. - III: The Politics of Language. - 7: Policy Ecclesiasticall: Religious Interpretation. - 8: Eloquence Is Power: The Office of Rhetoric. - Conclusion. - Appendix: Pragmatics.
