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1 online resource (458 pages) |
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Blackwell Philosophy Guides |
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Blackwell philosophy guides.
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| Contents |
The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Language; Contents; List of Contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I Foundational Issues; 1 Foundational Issues in the Philosophy of Language; Part II Meaning; 2 The Nature of Meaning; 3 Truth and Reference as the Basis of Meaning; 4 Language, Thought, and Meaning; 5 Meaning Scepticism; 6 Analyticity Again; 7 Formal Semantics; 8 Speech Acts and Pragmatics; 9 Figurative Language; 10 Propositional Attitude Ascription; 11 Conditionals; 12 Vagueness; 13 The Semantics of Non-factualism, Non-cognitivism, ; Part III Reference; 14 Names |
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15 General Terms and Mass Terms16 Descriptions; 17 Using Indexicals; 18 Pronouns and Anaphora; 19 Naturalistic Theories of Reference; 20 Truth; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
The Blackwell Guide to Philosophy of Language is a collection of twenty new essays in a cutting-edge and wide-ranging field.; Surveys central issues in contemporary philosophy of language while examining foundational topics.; Provides pedagogical tools such as abstracts and suggestions for further readings.; Topics addressed include the nature of meaning, speech acts and pragmatics, figurative language, and naturalistic theories of reference |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-440) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Language and languages -- Philosophy.
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Language and languages.
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languages (study discipline)
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language (general communication)
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Language and languages
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Language and languages -- Philosophy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hanley, Richard
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| ISBN |
9780470756782 |
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0470756780 |
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