In a message dated 11/2/2015 12:52:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
wokshevs@xxxxxx writes:
Is there a difference between arguing about words and arguing about
concepts?
Don't think so -- in which case, all that McEvoy abbreviated as "CA"
becomes "WA" word analysis -- 'conceptual' sounds more pretentious, and Grice,
being pretentious ('what was HE pretending?', Geary asks*), preferred
'conceptual'. But when titling his posthumous collection ('but he was dead by
then, right?', Geary asks*) he chose "Studies in the way of words" and not
'Studies in the way of concepts'**.
Cheers,
Speranza
* Geary, Memphis Metaphysical Ministry, Occasional Paper No. 61.
* Grice is punning on Locke, 'words', 'way of words' and 'ideas' and 'way
of ideas'. There's a third -- as Yolton notes, 'things' and 'way of things'.
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