Preface

Chapters in this book

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