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        IX. Can the Effect Precede the Cause?
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                                            Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Preface ix
- Contents xi
- I. Language and Reality 1
- II. Explanations of Meaning 17
- III. Metaphor 25
- IV. Presupposition and Implication 48
- V. Necessary Statements and Rules 64
- VI. The Analysis of Rules 95
- VII. Possibility 140
- VIII. Making Something Happen 153
- IX. Can the Effect Precede the Cause? 170
- X. The "Direction” of Time 182
- XI. Can Induction Be Vindicated? 194
- XII. Self-supporting Inductive Arguments 209
- XIII. Models and Archetypes 219
- XIV. Linguistic Relativity: The Views of Benjamin Lee Whorf 244
- Additional Notes and References 259
- Index 263
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Preface ix
- Contents xi
- I. Language and Reality 1
- II. Explanations of Meaning 17
- III. Metaphor 25
- IV. Presupposition and Implication 48
- V. Necessary Statements and Rules 64
- VI. The Analysis of Rules 95
- VII. Possibility 140
- VIII. Making Something Happen 153
- IX. Can the Effect Precede the Cause? 170
- X. The "Direction” of Time 182
- XI. Can Induction Be Vindicated? 194
- XII. Self-supporting Inductive Arguments 209
- XIII. Models and Archetypes 219
- XIV. Linguistic Relativity: The Views of Benjamin Lee Whorf 244
- Additional Notes and References 259
- Index 263