Meanings and other things / Gary Ostertag.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ostertag, Gary, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Schiffer, Stephen R.

Meaning (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 537 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Summary:

In 'Meanings and Other Things' 14 leading philosophers explore central themes in the writings of Stephen Schiffer, a leading figure in philosophy since the 1970s. Topics range from theories of meaning to moral cognitivism, the nature of paradox, and the problem of vagueness. Schiffer's responses set out his current thinking.

Contents:

1. Easy Ontology and its Consequences / Amie Thomasson

2. From Remnants to Things, and Back Again / Thomas Hofweber

3. Objects of Thought / Ian Rumfitt

4. Schiffer's Unhappy-Face Solution / Michael Smith

5. Propositional Platitudes / Gary Ostertag

6. Schiffer's Puzzle: A Kind of Fregean Response / Ray Buchanan

7. Constraint with Restraint / Nathan Salmon

8. Schiffer on Indeterminacy, Vagueness, and Conditionals / Dorothy Edgington

9. Vagueness, Partial Belief, and Logic / Hartry Field

10. On the Characterization of Borderline Cases / Crispin Wright

11. The Nature of Paradox / Paul Horwich

12. Silent Reference / Stephen Neale

13. Abiding Intentions / Anita Avramides

14. Schiffer on Russell's Theory and Referential Uses / Kent Bach

15. Pleonastic Entities: Responses to Amie Thomasson, Thomas Hofweber, Ian Rumfitt, and Michael Smith / Stephen Schiffer

16. De Re Belief Reports: Response to Gary Ostertag / Stephen Schiffer

17. The Relativity Feature: Response to Ray Buchanan / Stephen Schiffer

18. De Re Subtleties: Response to Nathan Salmon / Stephen Schiffer

19. Vagueness and Indeterminacy: Responses to Dorothy Edgington, Hartry Field and Crispin Wright / Stephen Schiffer

20. A Source of Paradox: Response to Paul Horwich / Stephen Schiffer

21. Gricean Semantics and Reference: Responses to Anita Avramides, Stephen Neale, and Kent Bach / Stephen Schiffer.

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 18, 2016).

ISBN:

0-19-176523-6