Philosophy of language /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Soames, Scott (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2010]
Series:Princeton foundations of contemporary philosophy.
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt7pgtg
Table of Contents:
  • The logical study of language
  • Truth, interpretation, and meaning
  • Meaning, modality, and possible worlds semantics
  • Rigid designation, direct reference, and indexicality
  • The metaphysics of meaning : propositions and possible worlds
  • Apriority, aposteriority, and actuality
  • The limits of meaning.