Ivor a. Richards

2013 Reprint of 1927 American Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Revised second edition of this classic text. Although the original text was published in 1923 it has been used as a textbook in many fields including linguistics, philosophy, language, cognitive science and most recently semantics and semiotics in general. The book has been in print continuously since 1923. Richards sets forth a contextual theory of Signs: that Words and Things are connected through their occurrence together with things. The book would later influence A. J. Ayer's "Language, Truth and Logic,", and both the Richards-Ogden book and the Ayer book would, in turn, influence Alec King and Martin Ketley in the writing of their book "The Control of Language," which appeared in 1939. This book would in turn influence C. S. Lewis in the writing of his defense of natural law and objective values, "The Abolition of Man (1943)." It is accompanied by the two supplementary essays by Bronislaw Malinowski and F. G. Crookshank.

""Mencius On The Mind: Experiments In Multiple Definition"" is a book written by I. A. Richards that explores the philosophy of the ancient Chinese thinker Mencius. The book presents a series of experiments in multiple definition, a method of analyzing language that involves identifying different meanings of a word or phrase and exploring how they relate to one another. Through these experiments, Richards seeks to uncover the underlying concepts and principles that govern Mencius' ideas about the mind, including his views on human nature, morality, and the relationship between the individual and society. The book provides a detailed and insightful analysis of Mencius' philosophy, making it a valuable resource for scholars and students of Chinese philosophy, linguistics, and psychology. This is a new release of the original 1932 edition. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.