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Language in Thought and Action Language in Thought and Action (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 1,330 ratings — published 1939
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Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.40 — 384 ratings — published 1933
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Semantics Semantics (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.63 — 252 ratings — published 1996
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Semantics in Generative Grammar Semantics in Generative Grammar (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 94 ratings — published 1997
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The Tyranny of Words The Tyranny of Words (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 292 ratings — published 1938
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Philosophical Investigations Philosophical Investigations (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 15,753 ratings — published 1953
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People in Quandaries: The Semantics of Personal Adjustment People in Quandaries: The Semantics of Personal Adjustment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 36 ratings — published 1946
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Manhood of Humanity: The Science and Art of Human Engineering (Classic Reprint) Manhood of Humanity: The Science and Art of Human Engineering (Classic Reprint)
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avg rating 4.00 — 137 ratings — published 1921
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Metaphors We Live By Metaphors We Live By (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 6,905 ratings — published 1980
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Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 20,902 ratings — published 2014
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Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (Information Science and Statistics) Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (Information Science and Statistics)
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avg rating 4.32 — 1,897 ratings — published
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Drive Yourself Sane : Using the Uncommon Sense of General Semantics Drive Yourself Sane : Using the Uncommon Sense of General Semantics (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 98 ratings — published 2000
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Analyzing meaning Analyzing meaning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 34 ratings — published
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Logic, Semantics, Metamathematics (English and Polish Edition) Logic, Semantics, Metamathematics (English and Polish Edition)
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avg rating 4.46 — 41 ratings — published 1956
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An Introduction to Statistical Learning: with Applications in R (Springer Texts in Statistics) An Introduction to Statistical Learning: with Applications in R (Springer Texts in Statistics)
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avg rating 4.59 — 2,327 ratings — published 2013
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Semantics (Modern Linguistics) Semantics (Modern Linguistics)
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avg rating 3.66 — 68 ratings — published 2000
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Semantics: A Coursebook Semantics: A Coursebook (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.60 — 103 ratings — published 1983
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What Is Meaning? Fundamentals of Formal Semantics. What Is Meaning? Fundamentals of Formal Semantics. (paperback)
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avg rating 3.52 — 48 ratings — published 2005
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 52,427 ratings — published 1979
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Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 4,444 ratings — published 1994
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Programming Collective Intelligence: Building Smart Web 2.0 Applications Programming Collective Intelligence: Building Smart Web 2.0 Applications (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 1,460 ratings — published 2002
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Mythologies Mythologies (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 17,115 ratings — published 1957
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The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 22,483 ratings — published 1994
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Meaning and Grammar: An Introduction to Semantics Meaning and Grammar: An Introduction to Semantics (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.67 — 21 ratings — published 1990
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Introduction to Montague Semantics (Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy, 11) Introduction to Montague Semantics (Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy, 11)
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avg rating 4.16 — 25 ratings — published 1980
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Every Thing Must Go: Metaphysics Naturalized Every Thing Must Go: Metaphysics Naturalized (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 175 ratings — published 2007
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Themes from Kaplan Themes from Kaplan (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.50 — 10 ratings — published 1989
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Situations and Attitudes Situations and Attitudes (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.65 — 20 ratings — published 1983
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Naming and Necessity Naming and Necessity (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 4,505 ratings — published 1971
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Making It Explicit: Reasoning, Representing & Discursive Commitment Making It Explicit: Reasoning, Representing & Discursive Commitment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.48 — 106 ratings — published 1994
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Semantics and Cognition (Current Studies in Linguistics) Semantics and Cognition (Current Studies in Linguistics)
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avg rating 4.03 — 37 ratings — published 1983
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A User's Guide to Thought and Meaning A User's Guide to Thought and Meaning (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 110 ratings — published 2011
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Varieties of Meaning: The 2002 Jean Nicod Lectures Varieties of Meaning: The 2002 Jean Nicod Lectures (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 24 ratings — published 2004
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The Gold Bat The Gold Bat (Library Binding)
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avg rating 3.64 — 780 ratings — published 1904
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Korzybski: A Biography Korzybski: A Biography (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.42 — 12 ratings — published 2011
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Words in the Mind: An Introduction to the Mental Lexicon Words in the Mind: An Introduction to the Mental Lexicon (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.68 — 119 ratings — published 1987
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Semantic Relationism (The Blackwell / Brown Lectures in Philosophy) Semantic Relationism (The Blackwell / Brown Lectures in Philosophy)
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avg rating 3.40 — 15 ratings — published 2007
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Logic in Grammar: Polarity, Free Choice, and Intervention (Oxford Studies in Semantics and Pragmatics) Logic in Grammar: Polarity, Free Choice, and Intervention (Oxford Studies in Semantics and Pragmatics)
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avg rating 5.00 — 2 ratings — published 2013
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Meaning: A Slim Guide to Semantics (Oxford Linguistics) Meaning: A Slim Guide to Semantics (Oxford Linguistics)
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avg rating 3.96 — 48 ratings — published 2011
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Modals and Conditionals: New and Revised Perspectives (Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics) Modals and Conditionals: New and Revised Perspectives (Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics)
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avg rating 4.60 — 5 ratings — published 2012
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Foundations of Intensional Semantics Foundations of Intensional Semantics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published 2005
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Compositional Semantics: An Introduction to the Syntax/Semantics Interface (Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics) Compositional Semantics: An Introduction to the Syntax/Semantics Interface (Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics)
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avg rating 3.44 — 9 ratings — published 2014
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Introduction to Semantics: An Essential Guide to the Composition of Meaning Introduction to Semantics: An Essential Guide to the Composition of Meaning (ebook)
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avg rating 2.50 — 10 ratings — published 2013
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The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.74 — 6,446 ratings — published 2015
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The Archaeology of Knowledge and The Discourse on Language The Archaeology of Knowledge and The Discourse on Language (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 7,402 ratings — published 1969
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Selections from Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics Selections from Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.31 — 104 ratings — published 2010
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Learning SPARQL Learning SPARQL (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 122 ratings — published 2011
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To Be or Not: An E-Prime Anthology To Be or Not: An E-Prime Anthology (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 13 ratings — published 1991
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From a Logical Point of View: Nine Logico-Philosophical Essays From a Logical Point of View: Nine Logico-Philosophical Essays (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 1,223 ratings — published 1953
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Semantics Semantics (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.79 — 78 ratings — published 1976
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