Defining reality : definitions and the politics of meaning /
Schiappa, Edward, 1954-
Defining reality : definitions and the politics of meaning / Edward Schiappa. - Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2003. - 1 online resource (xvi, 213 pages). - Rhetorical philosophy and theory . - Rhetorical philosophy and theory. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-207) and index.
Introductory Matters -- Definitions Matter -- Language and Definitions: How We Make Sense of Reality -- What Is X? Arguments about Definition -- Moving Beyond "Real" Definitions: The Case of "Death" -- Definitions as Prescriptive and Theory Bound: The Case of "Rape" -- When Are Definitions Political? Always: The Case of "Wetlands" -- Reformulating the "What Is X?" Question: The Case of "Person" vis-a-vis the Abortion Debate -- Naming nd Describing as Entitlements -- Description as Persuasive Entitlement: The Mapplethorpe "Obscenity" Trial -- Naming as Argument by Definition: The Case of "Nukespeak" -- Defining the Situation or Framing as Social Influence: "Public," "Personal," and "Technical" -- Conclusion: Toward a Pragmatic Approach to Definition. Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 1. 2. pt. 2 3. 4. 5. 6. pt. 3 7. 8. 9. 10.
English.
0585499594 (electronic bk.) 9780585499598 (electronic bk.)
2002008489
Definition (Philosophy)
Définition (Philosophie)
definition.
PHILOSOPHY--Logic.
Definition (Philosophy)
Philosophy.
Philosophy & Religion.
Logic.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
BC199.D4 / S38 2003eb
160
Defining reality : definitions and the politics of meaning / Edward Schiappa. - Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2003. - 1 online resource (xvi, 213 pages). - Rhetorical philosophy and theory . - Rhetorical philosophy and theory. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-207) and index.
Introductory Matters -- Definitions Matter -- Language and Definitions: How We Make Sense of Reality -- What Is X? Arguments about Definition -- Moving Beyond "Real" Definitions: The Case of "Death" -- Definitions as Prescriptive and Theory Bound: The Case of "Rape" -- When Are Definitions Political? Always: The Case of "Wetlands" -- Reformulating the "What Is X?" Question: The Case of "Person" vis-a-vis the Abortion Debate -- Naming nd Describing as Entitlements -- Description as Persuasive Entitlement: The Mapplethorpe "Obscenity" Trial -- Naming as Argument by Definition: The Case of "Nukespeak" -- Defining the Situation or Framing as Social Influence: "Public," "Personal," and "Technical" -- Conclusion: Toward a Pragmatic Approach to Definition. Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 1. 2. pt. 2 3. 4. 5. 6. pt. 3 7. 8. 9. 10.
English.
0585499594 (electronic bk.) 9780585499598 (electronic bk.)
2002008489
Definition (Philosophy)
Définition (Philosophie)
definition.
PHILOSOPHY--Logic.
Definition (Philosophy)
Philosophy.
Philosophy & Religion.
Logic.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
BC199.D4 / S38 2003eb
160