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Audio recording of a series of six short ratio talks by Hugh Mellor back in 1978 on the use of words in philosophy. Among other things, he dispells the myth that important issues can be settled merely by definitions. He goes on to consider the abuse of words, as well as logical argument, jargon, and the liar paradox.
These talks were given by D. H. Mellor (David Hugh Mellor) and originally broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in 1978.
00:00 It All Depends What You Mean
05:15 Define Your Terms
10:18 Fictional Documentaries
15:19 What's Wrong With Jargon
20:08 On Being Illogical
25:07 The Liar Paradox
#philosophy #language #epistemology #philosophyoflanguage #rationality
Audio recording of a series of six short ratio talks by Hugh Mellor back in 1978 on the use of words in philosophy. Among other things, he dispells the myth that important issues can be settled merely by definitions. He goes on to consider the abuse of words, as well as logical argument, jargon, and the liar paradox.
These talks were given by D. H. Mellor (David Hugh Mellor) and originally broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in 1978.
00:00 It All Depends What You Mean
05:15 Define Your Terms
10:18 Fictional Documentaries
15:19 What's Wrong With Jargon
20:08 On Being Illogical
25:07 The Liar Paradox
#philosophy #language #epistemology #philosophyoflanguage #rationality
