Philosophy of Language

Zusatztext "This is, in my view, a very valuable (though not at all introductory) overview, from a particular perspective, to be sure, of the trajectory on the philosophy of language from Frege to the present. . . . It covers a remarkable amount of ground in a short space, both presenting and contributing to an important network of themes that have shaped the philosophical study of language in the analytic tradition." ---Kirk Ludwig, Philosophia Informationen zum Autor Scott Soames Klappentext "This is a masterpiece. Scott Soames's work on these topics defines orthodoxy in contemporary philosophy, and having that work distilled into a single volume is enormously valuable. The first half of the book also contains the best analysis and explication yet written of the past century of work in the philosophy of language. I'm looking forward to teaching the subject again just so I can use this book." --Jeff Speaks, University of Notre Dame "This is a very fine overview of philosophy of language from the late nineteenth century to the present. It discusses all the important issues with great lucidity. The treatment of technical material so as to make it accessible to the uninitiated is masterful. In short, this is an absolutely first-rate book. I have no doubt that it will be very widely read." --Jeffrey King, Rutgers University Zusammenfassung In this book one of the world's foremost philosophers of language presents his unifying vision of the field--its principal achievements, its most pressing current questions, and its most promising future directions. In addition to explaining the progress philosophers have made toward creating a theoretical framework for the study of language, Scott Inhaltsverzeichnis 20828967

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Scott Soames, Soames Scott
• Editore: Princeton University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 24.09.2012
• EAN: 9780691155975
• ISBN: 978-0-691-15597-5
• Pagine: 200
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 215 mm x 13 mm
• Serie: Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy; Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata; Philosophy of Language, PHILOSOPHY / Language, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc