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Defining reality : definitions and the politics of meaning /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Carbondale :
Southern Illinois University Press,
©2003.
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| Colección: | Rhetorical philosophy and theory.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Introductory Matters
- 1. Definitions Matter
- 2. Language and Definitions: How We Make Sense of Reality
- pt. 2 What Is X? Arguments about Definition
- 3. Moving Beyond "Real" Definitions: The Case of "Death"
- 4. Definitions as Prescriptive and Theory Bound: The Case of "Rape"
- 5. When Are Definitions Political? Always: The Case of "Wetlands"
- 6. Reformulating the "What Is X?" Question: The Case of "Person" vis-a-vis the Abortion Debate
- pt. 3 Naming nd Describing as Entitlements
- 7. Description as Persuasive Entitlement: The Mapplethorpe "Obscenity" Trial
- 8. Naming as Argument by Definition: The Case of "Nukespeak"
- 9. Defining the Situation or Framing as Social Influence: "Public," "Personal," and "Technical"
- 10. Conclusion: Toward a Pragmatic Approach to Definition.