Philosophy of language
This engaging and accessible introduction to the philosophy of language provides an important guide to one of the liveliest and most challenging areas of study in philosophy. Interweaving the historical development of the subject with a thematic overview of the different approaches to meaning, the b...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London, New York
Routledge
2007.
©2007. |
| Edition: | Second edition |
| Series: | Fundamentals of philosophy
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| Summary: | This engaging and accessible introduction to the philosophy of language provides an important guide to one of the liveliest and most challenging areas of study in philosophy. Interweaving the historical development of the subject with a thematic overview of the different approaches to meaning, the book provides students with the tools necessary to understand contemporary analytical philosophy. The second edition includes new material on: Chomsky, Wittgenstein and Davidson as well as new chapters on the causal theory of reference, possible worlds semantics and semantic externalis |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 393 pages 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780415349802 (hbk) 9780415349819 (pbk) 9780203519615 (ebk) 041534980X (hbk) 0415349818 (pbk) 0203519612 (ebk) |