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In this chapter, Dorothy Walsh examines the natures of the language of science and logic, the language of poetry, and the language of philosophy. She argues that each of these languages has its own distinct form of excellence.
Dorothy Walsh: First published in 1938 in The Journal of Philosophy 35(3), 73–81.
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Walsh, D., Edited by., Katzav, J., Vaesen, K. (2023). The Poetic Use of Language. In: Katzav, J., Vaesen, K., Rogers, D. (eds) Knowledge, Mind and Reality: An Introduction by Early Twentieth-Century American Women Philosophers. Women in the History of Philosophy and Sciences, vol 18. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24437-7_5
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