The linguistic turn was a major development in Western philosophy during the early 20th century, the most important characteristic of which is the focusing of philosophy primarily on the relations between language, language users, and the world. The Linguistic Turn constitutes a significant component of the radical critiques that began to dominate debates in historical thought from the 1970s onward, challenging the fundamental assumptions of modern historiography.
The linguistic turn was a major development in Western philosophy during the early 20th century, the most important characteristic of which is the focusing of philosophy primarily on the relations between language, language users, and the world. The Linguistic Turn constitutes a significant component of the radical critiques that began to dominate debates in historical thought from the 1970s onward, challenging the fundamental assumptions of modern historiography.
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