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The book develops arguments about the relation between manifest and scientific images, critiques empiricism, and defends scientific realism. It analyzes meaning, abstract entities, and rule-following normativity in the space of meanings, linking thought, language, and the rejection of accounts such as the myth of inner “genius” thoughts. ","Wilfrid Sellars  \nDedicated to Karina  \nWilfrid Sellars  \nNaturalism with a Normative Turn  \nJames R. O’Shea  \npolity  \nCopyright © James R. O’Shea 2007  \nThe right of James R. O’Shea to be identified as Author of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.  \nFirst published in 2007 by Polity Press  \nPolity Press  \n65 Bridge Street  \nCambridge CB2 1UR, UK  \nPolity Press  \n350 Main Street  \nMalden, MA 02148, USA  \nAll rights reserved. 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However, the publisher has no responsibility for the websites and can make no guarantee that a site will remain live or that the content is or will remain appropriate.  \nEvery effort has been made to trace all copyright holders, but if any have been inadvertently overlooked the publishers will be pleased to include any necessary credits in any subsequent reprint or edition.  \nFor further information on Polity, [visit our website: www.polity.co.uk](visit our website: www.polity.co.uk)  \nKey Contemporary Thinkers  \nJeremy Ahearne, Michel de Certeau: Interpretation and its Other  \nPeter Burke, The French Historical Revolution: The Annales School 1929– 1989  \nMichael Caesar, Umberto Eco: Philosophy, Semiotics and the Work of Fiction  \nM. J. 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