Table of contents:
Setting the scene 1; setting the scene 2; semantic scepticism; Quine and Kripke; naturalistic responses to semantic scepticism; non-naturalistic responses to semantic scepticism; Wittgenstein on language; Tarski and Davidson; Dummett and Putnam.
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.
An introduction to the philosophy of language, examining such areas as: semantic scepticism; Quine and Kripke; naturalistic responses to semantic scepticism; non-naturalistic responses to semantic scepticism; and Wittgenstein on language.
Setting the scene 1; setting the scene 2; semantic scepticism; Quine and Kripke; naturalistic responses to semantic scepticism; non-naturalistic responses to semantic scepticism; Wittgenstein on language; Tarski and Davidson; Dummett and Putnam.
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.
An introduction to the philosophy of language, examining such areas as: semantic scepticism; Quine and Kripke; naturalistic responses to semantic scepticism; non-naturalistic responses to semantic scepticism; and Wittgenstein on language.