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The Geography of Context

Nicholas Fotion

When we use language, we presuppose many different things. Context is another name for these presuppositions. But it also can be the name of all these different presuppositions ordered in a certain way. This study of context focuses on the differences since many studies of context focus excessively on usage found in the sciences and in everyday observations. Other uses such as promising, giving directions, evaluating (i.e., ranking) all sorts of things around us, expressing our feelings, and issuing declarations (e.g., “You are promoted”) are equally important. The analogy of ‘geography,’ as used in this study, suggests that one important way to study context is to attend to all, not just one, of the “continents” found in the “planet” that we call context. Once we learn our geography lesson, we come to a better understanding of how context can change, how it can be ordered, and how it can be examined. We also learn how layered, and thus how complicated it is.

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Hamilton Books
Pages: 120 • Trim: 6 x 8¾
978-0-7618-7103-3 • Paperback • January 2019 • $38.99 • (£30.00)
Subjects: Philosophy / Language
Nicholas Fotion, emeritus professor of philosophy, Emory University, has authored twelve books and over one hundred articles. Theory and Anti-Theory in Ethics is his most recent book.


Introduction

Chapter 1 Text and Context

Chapter 2 More Surface Material

Chapter 3 Social Contexts

Chapter 4 Ethical (Moral) Memories

Chapter 5 Empirical Contexts

Chapter 6 More Empirical and Normative Contexts

Chapter 7 “Logic” and Contexts

Chapter 8 Still More “Logic”

Chapter 9 Expressives and Declarations

Chapter 10 Putting it Together

Chapter 11 Four Processes

Chapter 12 Interpretation

Chapter 13 Closing Thoughts

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

The Geography of Context

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Summary
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  • When we use language, we presuppose many different things. Context is another name for these presuppositions. But it also can be the name of all these different presuppositions ordered in a certain way. This study of context focuses on the differences since many studies of context focus excessively on usage found in the sciences and in everyday observations. Other uses such as promising, giving directions, evaluating (i.e., ranking) all sorts of things around us, expressing our feelings, and issuing declarations (e.g., “You are promoted”) are equally important. The analogy of ‘geography,’ as used in this study, suggests that one important way to study context is to attend to all, not just one, of the “continents” found in the “planet” that we call context. Once we learn our geography lesson, we come to a better understanding of how context can change, how it can be ordered, and how it can be examined. We also learn how layered, and thus how complicated it is.

Details
Details
  • Hamilton Books
    Pages: 120 • Trim: 6 x 8¾
    978-0-7618-7103-3 • Paperback • January 2019 • $38.99 • (£30.00)
    Subjects: Philosophy / Language
Author
Author
  • Nicholas Fotion, emeritus professor of philosophy, Emory University, has authored twelve books and over one hundred articles. Theory and Anti-Theory in Ethics is his most recent book.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents


  • Introduction

    Chapter 1 Text and Context

    Chapter 2 More Surface Material

    Chapter 3 Social Contexts

    Chapter 4 Ethical (Moral) Memories

    Chapter 5 Empirical Contexts

    Chapter 6 More Empirical and Normative Contexts

    Chapter 7 “Logic” and Contexts

    Chapter 8 Still More “Logic”

    Chapter 9 Expressives and Declarations

    Chapter 10 Putting it Together

    Chapter 11 Four Processes

    Chapter 12 Interpretation

    Chapter 13 Closing Thoughts

    Bibliography

    Index

    About the Author

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