Rethinking Language, Mind, and Meaning

In this book, Scott Soames argues that the revolution in the study of language and mind that has taken place since the late nineteenth century must be rethought.

Info autore

Scott Soames is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and director of the School of Philosophy at the University of Southern California. He is the author of many books, including The Analytic Tradition in Philosophy, Volume 1; Analytic Philosophy in America; Philosophy of Language; Philosophical Essays; and Philosophical Analysis in the Twentieth Century (all Princeton).

Riassunto

In this book, Scott Soames argues that the revolution in the study of language and mind that has taken place since the late nineteenth century must be rethought. The central insight in the reigning tradition is that propositions are representational. To know the meaning of a sentence or the content of a belief requires knowing which things it repre

Testo aggiuntivo

"This book provides an up-to-date and coherent version of Soames' theory of propositions. . . . However, this work is far from being just the result of collecting together the author’s previous achievement in this field. On the contrary, it contains an original proposal while also representing years of research in a systematic and persuasive essay."---Edoardo Rivello, MathSciNet

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Scott Soames, Soames Scott
• Editore: Princeton University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 26.05.2015
• EAN: 9780691160450
• ISBN: 978-0-691-16045-0
• Pagine: 256
• Serie: Carl G. Hempel Lecture Series; Carl G. Hempel Lecture Series
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata; Philosophy of Language, PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / Language, Philosophy of Mind