Ways of meaning : an introduction to a philosophy of language / Mark de Bretton Platts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Platts, Mark de Bretton, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Philosophy.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

xiv, 304 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [1997]

Summary:

This second edition of the book contains a new chapter on the notions of natural-kind words and natural kinds. Unlike other discussions of the subject, this one places the semantic issues involved in the context of questions about the relations between knowing subjects and known objects. The author has also added a bibliography of further readings published since the first edition appeared in 1979.

Notes:

"A Bradford book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-299) and index.

ISBN:

0262161664

0262661071

OCLC:

35796463