Meaning
Blackwell Readings in Philosophy
1. Auflage Januar 2003
352 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Meaning brings together some of the most significant philosophical work on linguistic representation and understanding, presenting canonical essays on core questions in the philosophy of language.
* Brings together essential readings which define and advance the literature on linguistic representation and understanding.
* Examines key topics in philosophy of language, including analyticity; translational indeterminacy; theories of reference; meaning as use; the nature of linguistic competence; truth and meaning; and relations between semantics and metaphysics.
* Includes classic articles by key figures such as Frege, Quine, Putnam, Kripke, and Davidson; and recent reactions to this work by philosophers including Mark Wilson, Scott Soames, James Higginbotham, Frank Jackson, Alex Byrne, and Paul Bogohossian.
Introduction: Conceptions of Meaning (Mark Richard).
1. 'On Sense and Reference' (Gottlob Frege).
2. From Naming and Necessity (Saul Kripke).
3. 'Meaning and Reference' (Hilary Putnam).
4. 'Predicate Meets Property' (Mark Wilson).
5. From Meaning (Paul Horwich).
6. From 'Ontological Relativity' (W. V. O. Quine).
7. From 'The Indeterminancy of Translation and the
Inscrutability of Reference' (Scott Soames).
8. 'Individuation, Causal Relations, and Quine' (Jody
Azzouni).
9. 'Radical Interpretation' (Donald Davidson).
10. 'Semantics and Semantic Competence' (Scott Soames).
11. 'Truth and Understanding' (James Higginbotham).
12. From 'Indexicals and Demonstratives' (John Perry).
13. Two Dogmas of Empiricism (W.V.O. Quine).
14. Armchair Metaphysics. Mind, Method, & Conditionals
(Frank Jackson).
Index.
language and strikes a nice balance between classic papers and more
recent work. The collection will form the basis for an excellent
course on philosophy of language."
--Stephen Laurence, University of Sheffield
"Meaning takes the reader through many of the most
crucial developments in the study of meaning from Frege through to
the present day; this book will certainly prove an invaluable
resource for both students and professionals."
--Emma Borg, University of Reading
"This is an excellent collection on meaning, blending classics
with insightful recent contributions."
--Michael Devitt, City University of New York
