A Companion to the Philosophy of Language
Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
This volume provides a survey of contemporary philosophy of language. As well as providing a synoptic view of the key issues, figures, concepts and debates, each essay makes new and original contributions to ongoing debate.
Preface.
Notes on Contributors.
Part I: Meaning and Theories of Meaning.
Part II: Language, Truth and Reality.
Part III: Reference, Identity and Necessity.
Glossary.
Index.
Notes on Contributors.
Part I: Meaning and Theories of Meaning.
Part II: Language, Truth and Reality.
Part III: Reference, Identity and Necessity.
Glossary.
Index.
Bob Hale is Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at the
University of Glasgow. His philosophical interests lie mainly in
the philosophy of mathematics and the philosophy of logic and
language, and he has written numerous articles in all of these
areas. He is also author of Abstract Objects (Blackwell
Publishers, 1997).
Crispin Wright is Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at
the University of St Andrews. He has published widely in the
philosophy of mathematics, logic and language including Frege's
Conception of Numbers as Objects (1983), Truth and
Objectivity (1992), and Realism, Meaning, and Truth, Second
Edition (Blackwell Publishers, 1993).
University of Glasgow. His philosophical interests lie mainly in
the philosophy of mathematics and the philosophy of logic and
language, and he has written numerous articles in all of these
areas. He is also author of Abstract Objects (Blackwell
Publishers, 1997).
Crispin Wright is Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at
the University of St Andrews. He has published widely in the
philosophy of mathematics, logic and language including Frege's
Conception of Numbers as Objects (1983), Truth and
Objectivity (1992), and Realism, Meaning, and Truth, Second
Edition (Blackwell Publishers, 1993).
