{"product_id":"what-is-this-thing-called-philosophy-of-language-paperback","title":"What Is This Thing Called Philosophy of Language? - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary Kemp\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilosophy of language explores some of the most abstract yet most fundamental questions in philosophy. The ideas of some of the subject's great founding figures, such as Gottlob Frege, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Bertrand Russell, as well as of more recent figures such as Saul Kripke and Hilary Putnam, are central to a great many philosophical debates to this day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this clear and carefully structured introduction to the subject Gary Kemp explains the following key topics: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe basic nature of philosophy of language, its concepts, and its historical development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eFrege's theory of sense and reference; Russell's theory of definite descriptions \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eWittgenstein's \u003ci\u003eTractatus\u003c\/i\u003e, Ayer, and the Logical Positivists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003erecent perspectives including Kripke, Kaplan and Putnam; arguments concerning necessity, indexicals, rigid designation and natural kinds\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe pragmatics of language, including speech-acts, presupposition and conversational implicature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eDavidson's theory of language, the 'principle of charity', and the indeterminacy of interpretation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003epuzzles surrounding the propositional attitudes (sentences which ascribe beliefs to people)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eQuine's naturalism and its consequences for philosophy of language.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe challenges presented by the later Wittgenstein\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eContemporary directions, including contextualism, fictional objects and the phenomenon of slurs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis second edition has been thoroughly revised to include new key topics and updated material. Chapter summaries, annotated further reading and a glossary make this an indispensable introduction to those teaching philosophy of language and will be particularly useful for students coming to the subject for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGary Kemp\u003c\/strong\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Glasgow, UK. He has authored or edited various books and articles in the Philosophy of language, including \u003ci\u003eQuine versus Davidson: Truth, Reference and Meaning\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 242\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 9.69 x 6.85 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 22, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42733341835327,"sku":"9781138225824","price":97.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/83026744e1062fa18c48c8214283bb6c.webp?v=1765135583","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/what-is-this-thing-called-philosophy-of-language-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}