"linguistic turn" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Popularized by Richard Rorty in The Linguistic Turn (1967). Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} linguistic turn
  1. (philosophy) The shift which occurred in philosophical attention, during the 20th century and within a number of philosophical schools of thought, from traditional themes of metaphysics and epistemology to a focus on the structure and usage of language and the relation of language to human understanding of those traditional themes. Wikipedia link: Richard Rorty, linguistic turn Categories (topical): Philosophy Related terms: epistemological turn, visual turn
    Sense id: en-linguistic_turn-en-noun-~djkkR1G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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