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Ernest Lepore and Kirk Ludwig examine the foundations and applications of Davidson's influential program of truth-theoretic semantics for natural languages. The program uses an axiomatic truth theory for a language, which meets certain constraints, to serve the goals of a compositional meaning theory. Lepore and Ludwig explain and clarify the motivations for the approach, and then consider how to apply the framework to a range of important natural language constructions, including quantifiers, proper names, indexicals, simple and complex demonstratives, quotation, adjectives and adverbs, the simple and perfect tenses, temporal adverbials and temporal quantifiers, tense in sentential complement clauses, attitude and indirect discourse reports, and the problem of interrogative and imperative sentences. They not only discuss Davidson's own contributions to these subjects but consider criticisms, developments, and alternatives as well. They conclude with a discussion of logical form in natural language in light of the approach, the role of the concept of truth in the program, and Davidson's view of it. Anyone working on meaning will find this book invaluable.
Philosophy of language has been at the center of philosophical research at least since the start of the 20th century. Since that 'linguistic turn' much of the most important work in philosophy has related to language. But until now there has been no regular forum for outstanding original work in this area. That is what Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Language offers. Anyone wanting to know what's happening in philosophy of language could start with these volumes.
Language Turned on Itself examines what happens when language
becomes self-reflexive; when language is used to talk about
language. Those who think, talk and write about language are
compulsive users of various metalinguistic devices, but reliance on
these devices begins early: kids are told, 'That's called a
"rabbit"'. It's not implausible that a primitive capacity for the
meta-linguistic kicks in at the beginning stages of language
acquisition. But no matter when or how frequently these devices are
invoked, one thing is clear: they present theorists of language
with a complex data pattern. Herman Cappelen and Ernest Lepore
argue that the study of these devices and patterns is not only
interesting, but also carries important consequences for other
parts of philosophy.
The Oxford Handbooks series is a major new initiative in academic
publishing. Each volume offers an authoritative and up-to-date
survey of original research in a particular subject area. Specially
commissioned essays from leading figures in the discipline give
critical examinations of the progress and direction of debates.
Oxford Handbooks provide scholars and graduate students with
compelling new perspectives upon a wide range of subjects in the
humanities and social sciences.
The Oxford Handbooks series is a major new initiative in academic publishing. Each volume offers an authoritative and up-to-date survey of original research in a particular subject area. Specially commissioned essays from leading figures in the discipline give critical examinations of the progress and direction of debates. Oxford Handbooks provide scholars and graduate students with compelling new perspectives upon a wide range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences. Ernie Lepore and Barry Smith present the definitive reference work for this diverse and fertile field of philosophy. A superb international team contribute more than forty brand-new essays covering topics from the nature of language to meaning, truth, and reference, and the interfaces of philosophy of language with linguistics, psychology, logic, epistemology, and metaphysics. It will be an essential resource for anyone working in the central areas of philosophy, for linguists interested in syntax, semantics, and pragmatics, and for psychologists and cognitive scientists working on language.
Language Turned on Itself examines what happens when language
becomes self-reflexive; when language is used to talk about
language. Those who think, talk, and write about language are
habitual users of various metalinguistic devices, but reliance on
these devices begins early: kids are told, 'That's called a
"rabbit"'. It's not implausible that a primitive capacity for the
meta-linguistic kicks in at the beginning stages of language
acquisition. But no matter when or how frequently these devices are
invoked, one thing is clear: they present theorists of language
with a complex data pattern. Herman Cappelen and Ernest Lepore show
that the study of these devices and patterns not only represents an
interesting and neglected project in the philosophy of language,
but also carries important consequences for other parts of
philosophy.
Ernest Lepore and Kirk Ludwig examine the foundations and
applications of Davidson's influential program of truth-theoretic
semantics for natural languages. The program uses an axiomatic
truth theory for a language, which meets certain constraints, to
serve the goals of a compositional meaning theory.
Philosophy of language has been at the center of philosophical research at least since the start of the 20th century. Since that 'linguistic turn' much of the most important work in philosophy has related to language. But until now there has been no regular forum for outstanding original work in this area. That is what Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Language offers. Anyone wanting to know what's happening in philosophy of language could start with these volumes.
Jerry Fodor and Ernie Lepore have produced a series of original and controversial essays on issues relating to compositionality in language and mind; they have now revised them all for publication together in this volume. Compositionality is the following aspect of a system of representation: the complex symbols in the system inherit their syntactic and semantic properties from the primitive symbols of the system. Fodor and Lepore argue that compositionality determines what view we must take of the nature of concepts. Anyone trying to figure out how language and mind work must take account of this challenging work by two leading figures in the field.
This Companion brings together a team of leading figures in contemporary philosophy to provide an in-depth exposition and analysis of Quine s extensive influence across philosophy s many subfields, highlighting the breadth of his work, and revealing his continued significance today. * Provides an in-depth account and analysis of W.V.O. Quine s contribution to American Philosophy, and his position as one of the late twentieth-century s most influential analytic philosophers * Brings together newly-commissioned essays by leading figures within contemporary philosophy * Covers Quine s work across philosophy of logic, philosophy of language, ontology and metaphysics, epistemology, and more * Explores his work in relation to the origins of analytic philosophy in America, and to the history of philosophy more broadly * Highlights the breadth of Quine s work across the discipline, and demonstrates the continuing influence of his work within the philosophical community
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