| Description |
ix, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Some classical theories of meaning -- The phenomenology of language -- The semantics of singular terms -- Predication -- Theories of truth -- Davidson's programme -- Intensional semantics -- Speech acts -- On the borderline between linguistics and philosophy : recent developments in the theory of meaning -- Theory of interpretation -- Two critics : Quine and Dummett -- Wider philosophical perspectives |
| Summary |
"Meaning, Use and Truth offers students of philosophy of language, and those in related fields such as logic or linguistics, a comprehensive introduction to the field, and explores why philosophy of language in the 20th century could be viewed as providing the key to the solution of the classical problems of philosophy."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [291]-296) and index |
| Subject |
Semantics (Philosophy)
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Language and languages -- Philosophy.
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| Author |
Guldmann, Finn.
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| LC no. |
2004005413 |
| ISBN |
0754607593 paperback alkaline paper |
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0754607585 hardback alkaline paper |
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