Philosophy of Language

ISBN-13: 9781857284706 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 368 str.

Alex Miller;Alex Miller

Opis

This accessible introduction to the philosophy of language sees it not as a series of cold technical exercises but as a vital part of that strange curiosity that motivates energetic philosophical thinking. For the teacher as well as the student the text delivers material to serve as the central text in its field.

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.

Recenzje

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Spis treści

Chapter 1 Frege; Chapter 2 Frege and Russell; Chapter 3 Sense and Verificationism; Chapter 4 Scepticism About Sense (I); Chapter 5 Scepticism About Sense (II); Chapter 6 Saving Sense; Chapter 7 Sense, Intention and Speech Acts; Chapter 8 Sense and Truth; Chapter 9 Sense, Objectivity and Metaphysics;

O autorze

Alexander Miller University of Birmingham