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Philosophy of Language
Scott Soames
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Description for Philosophy of Language
Hardback. Presents the author's vision of philosophy of language. Explaining the progress philosophers have made toward creating a theoretical framework for the study of language, this book investigates foundational concepts - such as truth, reference, and meaning - that are central to the philosophy of language and important to philosophy as a whole. Series: Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy. Num Pages: 200 pages, 4 line illus. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
In this book, one of the world's foremost philosophers of language presents his unifying vision of the field - its principal achievements, its most pressing current questions, and its most promising future directions. In addition to explaining the progress philosophers have made toward creating a theoretical framework for the study of language, Scott Soames investigates foundational concepts - such as truth, reference, and meaning - that are central to the philosophy of language and important to philosophy as a whole. The first part of the book describes how philosophers from Frege, Russell, Tarski, and Carnap to Kripke, Kaplan, and Montague ... Read more
In this book, one of the world's foremost philosophers of language presents his unifying vision of the field - its principal achievements, its most pressing current questions, and its most promising future directions. In addition to explaining the progress philosophers have made toward creating a theoretical framework for the study of language, Scott Soames investigates foundational concepts - such as truth, reference, and meaning - that are central to the philosophy of language and important to philosophy as a whole. The first part of the book describes how philosophers from Frege, Russell, Tarski, and Carnap to Kripke, Kaplan, and Montague ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691138664
SKU
V9780691138664
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About Scott Soames
Scott Soames is professor of philosophy at the University of Southern California. His many books include "What Is Meaning?", "Philosophical Essays", "Reference and Description", and "Philosophical Analysis in the Twentieth Century" (all Princeton).
Reviews for Philosophy of Language
"[Philosophy of Language] covers an impressive number of controversies in philosophy of language. And it does that in a nontechnical way that is likely to prove attractive to many instructors in the field."
Choice "[T]his is, in my view, a very valuable (though not at all introductory) overview, from a particular perspective, to be sure, of the trajectory on the philosophy ... Read more
Choice "[T]his is, in my view, a very valuable (though not at all introductory) overview, from a particular perspective, to be sure, of the trajectory on the philosophy ... Read more