Language, Names, and Information is an important contribution to philosophy of language by one of its foremost scholars, challenging the pervasive view that the description theory of proper names is dead in the water, and defending a version of the description theory from a perspective on language that sees words as a wonderful source of information about the nature of the world we live in.
Challenges current pervasive view that the description theory of reference for proper names has been refuted
Discusses several topics at the center of current debates, including...
Language, Names, and Information is an important contribution to philosophy of language by one of its foremost scholars, challenging the pervas...
Rationality Through Reasoning answers the question of how people are motivated to do what they believe they ought to do, built on a comprehensive account of normativity, rationality and reasoning that differs significantly from much existing philosophical thinking.
Develops an original account of normativity, rationality and reasoning significantly different from the majority of existing philosophical thought
Includes an account of theoretical and practical reasoning that explains how reasoning is something we ourselves do, rather than something that...
Rationality Through Reasoning answers the question of how people are motivated to do what they believe they ought to do, built on a comprehensi...
Rationality Through Reasoning answers the question of how people are motivated to do what they believe they ought to do, built on a comprehensive account of normativity, rationality and reasoning that differs significantly from much existing philosophical thinking.
Develops an original account of normativity, rationality and reasoning significantly different from the majority of existing philosophical thought
Includes an account of theoretical and practical reasoning that explains how reasoning is something we ourselves do, rather than something that...
Rationality Through Reasoning answers the question of how people are motivated to do what they believe they ought to do, built on a comprehensi...