Defining reality : definitions and the politics of meaning / Edward Schiappa.

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Schiappa, Edward, 1954-

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text

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computer

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online resource

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0585499594
9780585499598

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Defining reality.DDC classification:

160 22

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BC199.D4 S38 2003eb

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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.

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