{"product_id":"9781350498822","title":"Tacit Dimensions of Language and Logic On What Can and Cannot Be Said","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTacit Dimensions of Language and Logic\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOn What Can and Cannot Be Said\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eR. T. Allen\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Epistemology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan everything that we know be made explicit, by language or other means derived from language? \u003c\/b\u003eOr does all explicit knowledge really depend upon tacit knowledge and understanding that can't be put into words? \u003ci\u003eThe Tacit Dimensions of Language and Logic\u003c\/i\u003e restores the speaker to what is being spoken, answering these questions by drawing on the ideas of often overlooked thinkers like Michael Polanyi and R. G. Collingwood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOpening with an exploration of the limits of language itself and its many tacit dimensions, this book sets its sights on the perils of 'logicism', when formal logic is applied to reality in defiance of experience. With the field of epistemology often dominated by analytic thinkers, these formal logic tendencies can cause us to overlook important aspects of how language functions. By drawing on a range of insights from beyond the analytic tradition, R.T. Allen uncovers the importance of tacit elements of language, truth, and even formal logic itself. While dismantling some of the assumptions that have hampered the philosophy of language, Allen sets out new avenues for epistemological enquiry and welcomes new voices to old debates around how language and understanding function both philosophically and in everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eR.T. Allen \u003c\/b\u003ehas held positions at the University of Nottingham, the University of the West Indies, Sokoto College of Education, Nigeria, and Loughborough College of Education (now Loughborough University), UK.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 November 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350498822\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e160\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51669938929804,"sku":"9781350498822","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_02cedfe9-becc-417b-96a8-e43daf37af50.jpg?v=1785204752","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350498822","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}