Meaning and mind: Wittgenstein's relevance for the 'Does Language Shape Thought?' debate

New Ideas in Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 163-183

  Proudfoot, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Consciousness; Language; Linguistic determinism; Meaning; Pinker; Representation; Thought; Wittgenstein

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849121912     PISSN: 0732118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.newideapsych.2008.04.012     Document Type: Article

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