ordinary language philosophies

A form of ordinary language philosophy — A philosophical methodology that sees traditional philosophical problems as rooted in misunderstandings resulting from philosophers distorting or forgetting how words are ordinarily used to convey meaning in non-philosophical contexts.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of ordinary language philosophy
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