Handbook language oxford philosophy

Specially commissioned essays from leading figures in the discipline give critical examinations of the progress and direction of debates. Oxford Handbooks provide scholars and graduate students with compelling new perspectives upon a wide range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences. Ernie Lepore and Barry Smith present the definitive reference work for this diverse and fertile field of philosophy.

A superb international team contribute more than forty brand-new essays covering topics from the nature of language to meaning, truth, and reference, and the interfaces of philosophy of language with linguistics, psychology, logic, epistemology, and metaphysics. It will be an essential resource for anyone working in the central areas of philosophy, for linguists interested in syntax, semantics, and pragmatics, and for psychologists and cognitive scientists working on language.

Introduction, Ernest Lepore and Barry C. Smith The Historical Context 1. Wittgenstein on Language, Michael Beaney 3. Psychologism, Charles Travis 5. Language as Internal, Anne Bezuidenhout 6. Naturalist Theories of Meaning, David Papineau 9. Truth and Meaning, Gabriel Segal Meaning Holism, Peter Pagin Indeterminacy of Translation, Alan Weir Intention-Based Semantics, Emma Borg Propositional Content, Stephen Schiffer Semantic Internalism and Externalism, Katalin Farkas The Essence of Reference, R.

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