The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Language.
The Blackwell Guide to Philosophy of Language is a collection of twenty new essays in a cutting-edge and wide-ranging field.; Surveys central issues in contemporary philosophy of language while examining foundational topics.; Provides pedagogical tools such as abstracts and suggestions for further r...
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| Language: | English |
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Chichester :
John Wiley & Sons,
2007.
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| Series: | Blackwell philosophy guides.
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Table of Contents:
- The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Language; Contents; List of Contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I Foundational Issues; 1 Foundational Issues in the Philosophy of Language; Part II Meaning; 2 The Nature of Meaning; 3 Truth and Reference as the Basis of Meaning; 4 Language, Thought, and Meaning; 5 Meaning Scepticism; 6 Analyticity Again; 7 Formal Semantics; 8 Speech Acts and Pragmatics; 9 Figurative Language; 10 Propositional Attitude Ascription; 11 Conditionals; 12 Vagueness; 13 The Semantics of Non-factualism, Non-cognitivism, ; Part III Reference; 14 Names.
- 15 General Terms and Mass Terms16 Descriptions; 17 Using Indexicals; 18 Pronouns and Anaphora; 19 Naturalistic Theories of Reference; 20 Truth; Bibliography; Index.