The Linguistic Technique
https://doi.org/10.25206/2542-0488-2026-11-2-124-132
EDN: XUHLCR
Abstract
This article critically examines the ‘linguistic approach’ in philosophy, which limits research to the analysis of word usage. It argues that language does not always adequately reflect reality and conceals both rational and irrational elements. It demonstrates that philosophers must identify underlying foundations that go beyond lexicographic analysis and develop new categories to describe experience. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of idioms, metaphors, and scientific concepts.
About the Author
F. Waismann
New College, Oxford University
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Oxford
Information about the translator:
OGLEZNEV Vitaliy Vasilyevich, Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor of the History of Philosophy and Logic Department, National Research Tomsk State University, Tomsk; Leading Researcher, Gorno-Altaisk State University, Gorno-Altaisk.
SPIN-code: 3701-0936
AuthorID (RSCI): 539601
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0287-6543
AuthorID (SCOPUS): 56307954100
ResearcherID: X-2616-2019
e-mail: ogleznev82@mail.ru
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Waismann F. The Linguistic Technique. Omsk Scientific Bulletin. Series Society. History. Modernity. 2026;11(2):124-132. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25206/2542-0488-2026-11-2-124-132. EDN: XUHLCR
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