A Companion to the Philosophy of Language

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Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell (1997)
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This volume provides a survey of contemporary philosophy of language. As well as providing a synoptic view of the key issues, figures, concepts and debates, each essay makes new and original contributions to ongoing debate.

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P106.C5945 1997

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0631213260   9780631167570   9780631213260   0631167579   1118974719   9781118974711

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Chapters

Metaphysics, Philosophy, and the Philosophy of Language.  (pages 1–26)Michael Morris
Meaning and Truth‐Conditions.  (pages 27–48)David Wiggins
Intention and Convention in the Theory of Meaning.  (pages 49–72)Stephen Schiffer
Intentions and Convention.  (pages 60--86)A. Avramides
Meaning, Use, Verification.  (pages 73–106)John Skorupski
Pragmatics.  (pages 87--107)Charles Travis
Semantics and Pragmatics.  (pages 107–126)Guy Longworth
A guide to naturalizing semantics.  (pages 108-126)Barry M. Loewer
Pragmatics.  (pages 127–150)Charles Travis
On the Linguistic Status of Context Sensitivity.  (pages 151–173)John Collins
A Guide to Naturalizing Semantics.  (pages 174–196)Barry Loewer
Inferentialism.  (pages 197–224)Julien Murzi & Florian Steinberger
Against Harmony.  (pages 225–249)Ian Rumfitt
Metaphor.  (pages 248-267)Richard Moran
Meaning and Privacy.  (pages 250–271)Edward Craig
Realism and its oppositions.  (pages 271--308)Bob Hale
Tacit Knowledge.  (pages 272–298)Alexander Miller
Radical Interpretation.  (pages 299–323)Jane Heal
Propositional Attitudes.  (pages 324–356)Mark Richard
Analyticity.  (pages 331-368)Paul Artin Boghossian
Holism.  (pages 357–374)Christopher Peacocke
Metaphor.  (pages 375–400)Richard Moran
Conditionals.  (pages 401–436)Anthony S. Gillies
Putnam's model-theoretic argument against metaphysical realism.  (pages 427--57)Bob Hale & Crispin Wright
Generics.  (pages 437–462)Bernhard Nickel
Deflationist Theories of Truth, Meaning, and Content.  (pages 463–490)Stephen Schiffer
Indexicals and Demonstratives.  (pages 486--612)John Perry
Realism and its Oppositions.  (pages 491–531)Bob Hale
Theories of Truth.  (pages 532–555)Ralph C. S. Walker
Meaning and privacy.  (pages 541-564)Edward Craig
Truthmaker Semantics.  (pages 556–577)Kit Fine
Analyticity.  (pages 578–618)Paul Artin Boghossian
Rule-following, objectivity and meaning.  (pages 619–648)Bob Hale
The Normativity of Meaning.  (pages 649–669)Anandi Hattiangadi
Indeterminacy of Translation.  (pages 670–702)Crispin Wright
Putnam's Model‐Theoretic Argument against Metaphysical Realism.  (pages 703–733)Bob Hale & Crispin Wright
Sorites.  (pages 734–764)Mark Sainsbury & Timothy Williamson
Time and Tense.  (pages 765-786)Berit Brogaard
Relativism.  (pages 787–803)Patrick Shirreff & Brian Weatherson
Modality.  (pages 805–842)Bob Hale
Relativism about Epistemic Modals.  (pages 843–864)Andy Egan
Internalism and Externalism.  (pages 865–880)Jussi Haukioja
Essentialism.  (pages 881–901)Graeme Forbes
Reference and necessity.  (pages 902–919)Robert Stalnaker
Names and Rigid Designation.  (pages 920–947)Jason Stanley
Two‐Dimensional Semantics.  (pages 948–969)Christian Nimtz
The Semantics and Pragmatics of Indexicals.  (pages 970–989)John Perry
Objects and criteria of identity.  (pages 990–1012)E. J. Lowe
Relative Identity.  (pages 1013–1032)Harold Noonan
De Jure Codesignation.  (pages 1033–1079)James Pryor

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