An introduction to the philosophy of language / Michael Morris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morris, Michael (Michael Rowland), author.

Series:

Cambridge introductions to philosophy.

Cambridge introductions to philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Philosophy.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 326 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this textbook, Michael Morris offers a critical introduction to the central issues of the philosophy of language. Each chapter focusses on one or two texts which have had a seminal influence on work in the subject, and uses these as a way of approaching both the central topics and the various traditions of dealing with them. Texts include classic writings by Frege, Russell, Kripke, Quine, Davidson, Austin, Grice and Wittgenstein. Theoretical jargon is kept to a minimum and is fully explained whenever it is introduced. The range of topics covered includes sense and reference, definite descriptions, proper names, natural-kind terms, de re and de dicto necessity, propositional attitudes, truth-theoretical approaches to meaning, radical interpretation, indeterminacy of translation, speech acts, intentional theories of meaning, and scepticism about meaning. The book will be invaluable to students and to all readers who are interested in the nature of linguistic meaning.

Contents:

Locke and the nature of language

Frege on sense and reference

Russell on definite descriptions

Kripke on proper names

Natural-kind terms

Quine on de re and de dicto modality

Reference and propositional attitudes

The semantics of propositional attitudes

Davidson on truth and meaning

Quine and Davidson on translation and interpretation

Quine on the indeterminacy of translation

Austin on speech acts

Grice on meaning

Kripke on the rule-following paradox

Wittgenstein on the Augustinian picture.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 316-322) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-08612-4

1-107-16327-7

0-511-80146-7

0-511-25930-1

1-78034-027-3

0-511-64887-1

0-511-56742-1

0-511-25995-6

OCLC:

730931898