{"product_id":"speakers-meaning-9780956942302","title":"Speaker's Meaning","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Owen Barfield\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Barfield Press UK\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Barfield Press UK\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Epistemology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Speaker's Meaning' is a study of language, charting the evolution of human consciousness through the gulf between a speaker's use of words and their lexical definition. This evolution is directly opposed to the currently held assumption that mind is a product of matter, and conscious awareness simply the reaction patterns of a stimulated organism. Barfield argues that there is an \"inside\" to both man and nature, and that the mutual development of both can be traced from pre-history to the present and future via the use of language.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barfield Press UK","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47579240038551,"sku":"9780956942302","price":1536.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780956942302.webp?v=1774908584","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/speakers-meaning-9780956942302","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}