The Philosophy of Language

What is meaning? How is linguistic communication possible? What is the nature of language? What is the relationship between language and the world? How do metaphors work? The Philosophy of Language, considered the essential text in its field, is an excellent introduction to such fundamental questions. This revised edition collects forty-eight of the most important articles in t...

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What is meaning? How is linguistic communication possible? What is the nature of language? What is the relationship between language and the world? How do metaphors work? The Philosophy of Language, considered the essential text in its field, is an excellent introduction to such fundamental questions. This revised edition collects forty-eight of the most important articles in the field, making it the most up-to-date and comprehensive volume on the subject. Revised to address changing trends and contemporary developments, the sixth edition features eighteen new articles including influential work by Carl G. Hempel, Nathan Salmon, Saul Kripke, and others. Other selections include classic articles by such distinguished philosophers as J. L. Austin, John Stuart Mill, Hilary Putnam, Bertrand Russell, John R. Searle, and P. F. Strawson. The selections represent evolving and varying approaches to the philosophy of language, with many articles building upon earlier ones or critically discussing them. Eight sections cover the central issues: Names, Descriptions, Ascriptions, Communication, Truth, Analyticity, Indeterminacies, and Language. A general introduction and introductions to each section give students background to the issues and explain the connections between them. A list of suggested further reading follows each section.

A.P. Martinich, Professor of Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin, and David Sosa, Professor of Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin

Philosophy of Language is the essential text in the field, collecting forty-eight of the most important articles in one place. The sixth edition has been revised to address changing trends and contemporary developments, making it the mos...

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A.P. Martinich, Professor of Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin, and David Sosa, Professor of Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin

Philosophy of Language is the essential text in the field, collecting forty-eight of the most important articles in one place. The sixth edition has been revised to address changing trends and contemporary developments, making it the most up-to-date and comprehensive volume on the subject.

Each section ends with Suggested Further Reading.
Note to the Sixth Edition
Introduction
I. NAMES
Of Names (1881) , John Stuart Mill
On Sense and Reference (1892) , Gottlob Frege
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Each section ends with Suggested Further Reading.
Note to the Sixth Edition
Introduction
I. NAMES
Of Names (1881) , John Stuart Mill
On Sense and Reference (1892) , Gottlob Frege
Proper Names (1958) , John R. Searle
Naming and Necessity (1972) , Saul Kripke
Meaning and Reference (1973) , Hilary Putnam
The Causal Theory of Names (1973) , Gareth Evans
Frege's Puzzle (1986) Nathan Salmon
II. DESCRIPTIONS
On Denoting (1905) , Bertrand Russell
Descriptions (1919) , Bertrand Russell
On Referring (1950) , P. F. Strawson
Mr. Strawson on Referring (1957) , Bertrand Russell
Reference and Definite Descriptions (1966) , Keith Donnellan
Speaker's Reference and Semantic Reference (1977) , Saul Kripke
III. ASCRIPTIONS
Quantifiers and Propositional Attitudes (1956) , W. V. Quine
Quantifying In (1968) , David Kaplan
On Saying That (1968) , Donald Davidson
Synonymity (1952) , Benson Mates
A Puzzle about Belief (1979) , Saul Kripke
The Import of the Puzzle About Belief (1996) , David Sosa
Belief Ascription (1992) , Stephen Schiffer
IV. COMMUNICATION
Meaning (1957) , H.P. Grice
Performative Utterances (1961) , J. L. Austin
The Structure of Illocutionary Acts (1969) , John R. Searle
Logic and Conversation (1975) , H. P. Grice
Conversational Impliciture (1994) , Kent Bach
A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs (1985) , Donald Davidson
V. TRUTH
The Thought (1918) , Gottlob Frege
The Semantic Conception of Truth and the Foundations of Semantics (1944) , Alfred Tarski
Tarski's Theory of Truth (1972) , Hartry Field
Truth and Meaning (1967) , Donald Davidson
What is a Theory of Meaning (1975) , M.A.E. Dummett
VI. ANALYTICITY
Two Dogmas of Empiricism (1951) , W. V. Quine
In Defense of a Dogma (1956) , H.P. Grice and P.F. Strawson
Two Dogmas Revisited (1976) , Hilary Putnam
VII. IN DETERMINACIES
Assertion (1978) , Robert Stalnaker
Demonstratives (1977/89) , David Kaplan
The Problem of the Essential Indexical (1979) , John Perry
RULE-FOLLOWING:
On Rules and Private Language (1982) , Saul Kripke
The Rule-Following Considerations 91989) , Paul Boghossian
VAGUENESS:
Blindspots (1988) , Roy Sorenson
Vagueness without Paradox (1994) , Diana Raffman
Shifting Sands: An Interest-Relative Theory of Vagueness (2000) , Delia Graff Fara
VIII. LANGUAGE
Of Words (1690) , John Locke
Philosophical Investigations (1953) , Ludwig Wittgenstein
Empiricist Criteria of Cognitive Significance (1950) , Carl G. Hemple
Languages and Language (1975) , David Lewis
Toward a Causal Theory of Linguistic Representation (1977) , Dennis Stampe
Language and Problems of Knowledge (1988) , Noam Chomsky
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