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What is this thing called Philosophy of Language? (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
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What is this thing called Philosophy of Language? (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
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Philosophy of language explores some of the most abstract yet most
fundamental questions in philosophy. The ideas of some of the
subject's great founding figures, such as Gottlob Frege, Ludwig
Wittgenstein and Bertrand Russell, as well as of more recent
figures such as Saul Kripke and Hilary Putnam, are central to a
great many philosophical debates to this day. In this clear and
carefully structured introduction to the subject Gary Kemp explains
the following key topics: the basic nature of philosophy of
language, its concepts, and its historical development Frege's
theory of sense and reference; Russell's theory of definite
descriptions Wittgenstein's Tractatus, Ayer, and the Logical
Positivists recent perspectives including Kripke, Kaplan and
Putnam; arguments concerning necessity, indexicals, rigid
designation and natural kinds The pragmatics of language, including
speech-acts, presupposition and conversational implicature
Davidson's theory of language, the 'principle of charity', and the
indeterminacy of interpretation puzzles surrounding the
propositional attitudes (sentences which ascribe beliefs to people)
Quine's naturalism and its consequences for philosophy of language.
The challenges presented by the later Wittgenstein Contemporary
directions, including contextualism, fictional objects and the
phenomenon of slurs This second edition has been thoroughly revised
to include new key topics and updated material. Chapter summaries,
annotated further reading and a glossary make this an indispensable
introduction to those teaching philosophy of language and will be
particularly useful for students coming to the subject for the
first time.
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Imprint: |
Routledge
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
What is this thing called? |
Release date: |
December 2017 |
First published: |
2013 |
Authors: |
Gary Kemp
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Dimensions: |
246 x 174 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
242 |
Edition: |
2nd edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-22581-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Language & linguistics >
Philosophy of language
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LSN: |
1-138-22581-9 |
Barcode: |
9781138225817 |
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