Must We Mean What We Say? A Book of Essays
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Must We Mean What We Say? A Book of Essays is a collection of influential philosophical essays by Stanley Cavell that explores themes in ordinary language philosophy, aesthetics, and the nature of understanding.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Must We Mean What We Say? A Book of Essays Context triple: [Stanley Cavell, notableWork, Must We Mean What We Say? A Book of Essays]
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How to Do Things with Words
How to Do Things with Words is a foundational work in 20th-century philosophy of language by J. L. Austin that introduced speech act theory and transformed understandings of how language functions in practice.
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Against Interpretation and Other Essays
Against Interpretation and Other Essays is a landmark 1966 collection of critical essays by Susan Sontag that helped redefine modern literary and cultural criticism.
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The Meaning of Meaning
The Meaning of Meaning is a seminal 1923 work in semantics and the philosophy of language by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards that explores how language, symbols, and thought are related.
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On Speaking Well
"On Speaking Well" is a practical guide to effective public speaking and speechwriting by columnist and former presidential speechwriter Peggy Noonan.
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Languages of Truth: Essays 2003–2020
Languages of Truth: Essays 2003–2020 is a collection of non-fiction pieces in which Salman Rushdie reflects on storytelling, literature, politics, and culture across nearly two decades.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Must We Mean What We Say? A Book of Essays Target entity description: Must We Mean What We Say? A Book of Essays is a collection of influential philosophical essays by Stanley Cavell that explores themes in ordinary language philosophy, aesthetics, and the nature of understanding.
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A.
How to Do Things with Words
How to Do Things with Words is a foundational work in 20th-century philosophy of language by J. L. Austin that introduced speech act theory and transformed understandings of how language functions in practice.
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B.
Against Interpretation and Other Essays
Against Interpretation and Other Essays is a landmark 1966 collection of critical essays by Susan Sontag that helped redefine modern literary and cultural criticism.
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C.
The Meaning of Meaning
The Meaning of Meaning is a seminal 1923 work in semantics and the philosophy of language by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards that explores how language, symbols, and thought are related.
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D.
On Speaking Well
"On Speaking Well" is a practical guide to effective public speaking and speechwriting by columnist and former presidential speechwriter Peggy Noonan.
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E.
Languages of Truth: Essays 2003–2020
Languages of Truth: Essays 2003–2020 is a collection of non-fiction pieces in which Salman Rushdie reflects on storytelling, literature, politics, and culture across nearly two decades.
- F. None of above. chosen
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