Politics & Rhetoric

Part I. Paradoxes in Talking about Meaning

1. One-Sided Rhetorical Critiques about Meaning
George E. Yoos

2. What Is the Meaning of Life?
George E. Yoos

3. Making and Discovering Meaning
George E. Yoos

4. The Meaning of What You Would Like to Mean
George E. Yoos

Part II. Theories of Language and Communication

5. Language Use and Language Usage
George E. Yoos

6. Rhetorical Use and Usage
George E. Yoos

7. Limits of a Code Theory of Language
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8. Definitional Proposals and Definitional Reports
George E. Yoos

9. An Inferential Theory of Language
George E. Yoos

10. Figurative and Literal Language
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Part III. Interpretation and Definition as Historically Developed Concepts

11. Interpretation and Definition as Umbrella Terms
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12. Interpretation and Definition as Correlative Terms
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13. Contrasts between Definitions and Interpretations
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14. Nominal, Conceptual, and Real Definitions
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15. Rhetorical Definition as a Generic Term
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Part IV. Logical Definition, the Language of Control and Rhetorical Criticism

16. Logical Definitions by Class and Differentia
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17. Logical Definitions by Necessary and Sufficient Conditions
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18. Pigeonholes and Rational Numbers
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19. Coming to Terms with Terms about Application and Control
George E. Yoos

20. Interpretations as Hypotheses and the Contexts of Interpretation in Rhetorical Criticism
George E. Yoos

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