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7 results for "Austin"

ZG_5_03 Verified Linguistics & Communication

ZG_5_03 — Pragmatics: Context, Implicature, and Speech Acts

Pragmatics is the study of how context contributes to meaning — how speakers use language to accomplish actions, how listeners infer intended meanings beyond what is literally said, and how the social, physical, and disc

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ZG_3_18 Credible Linguistics & Communication

ZG_3_18 — Pragmatics and Speech Act Theory

Pragmatics — the study of how context contributes to meaning beyond what is encoded in the literal words of an utterance — and speech act theory — the analysis of language as a form of action — have been foundational to

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P_4_03 Verified Philosophy & Meaning

P_4_03 — Language, Naming, and the Creative Word

Across unrelated civilizations, language — specifically the spoken word — is understood as a creative force, not merely a communication tool. The Egyptian god Ptah creates the world through speech; the Hebrew God speaks

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P_5_05 Verified Philosophy & Meaning

P_5_05 — Philosophy of Language

The philosophy of language asks: How do words and sentences get their meaning? How does language connect to reality? Can thought exist without language? Is meaning determined by the speaker's intention, by social convent

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P_2_16 Credible Philosophy & Meaning

P_2_16 — Philosophy of Law: Natural Law, Legal Positivism, and the Foundations of Justice

The philosophy of law (jurisprudence) addresses the fundamental questions: What is law? What is the relationship between law and morality? What makes a legal system legitimate? and how should judges decide difficult case

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N_5_09 Credible Secret Societies

N_5_09 — Modern Esoteric Movements: New Age to Chaos Magick

The modern esoteric landscape — from the mid-20th century to the present — represents a dramatic transformation of the Western occult tradition from hierarchical, lodge-based secret societies operating within stable init

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N_3_17 Credible Secret Societies

N_3_17 — Chaos Magick & Postmodern Occultism

Chaos magick is a postmodern occult movement that emerged in late-1970s England, radically departing from the rigid ceremonial traditions of groups like the Golden Dawn and Aleister Crowley's Thelema. Founded primarily b

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