Bad Words: Philosophical Perspectives on Slurs

Bad Words

Philosophical Perspectives on Slurs
 
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ISBN13:9780198758655
ISBN10:01987586511
Binding:Hardback
No. of pages:244 pages
Size:241x163x21 mm
Weight:540 g
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
Introduction
Calling, Addressing, and Appropriation
A Dual Act Analysis of Slurs
Loaded Words: On the Semantics and Pragmatics of Slurs
Slurs, Dehumanization, and the Expression of Contempt
Pejoratives as Fiction
Pejorative Tone
How do Slurs Mean?
Slurs and Obscenities: Lexicography, Semantics, and Philosophy
Nice Words for Nasty Things: Taboo and its Discontents