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The philosophy of Charles Travis : language, thought, and perception / edited by John Collins and Tamara Dobler.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Travis, Charles, 1943---Criticism and interpretation.
- Travis, Charles.
- Travis, Charles, 1943-.
- Language and languages--Philosophy.
- Language and languages.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 373 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Language, thought, and perception
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- This volume offers a collective critical engagement with the thought of Charles Travis, a leading contemporary philosopher of language and mind, and a scholar of the history of analytical philosophy. Twelve philosophers explore themes in his work, in sections focused on language, thought, and perception; and Travis responds.
- Contents:
- The work of Charles Travis: a contemporary overview / John Collins and Tamara Dobler
- On content and context: context-sensitivity and some of its critics / Hilary Putnam
- On rule-following: Wright, McDowell, and Travis / Marie McGinn
- What structure lurks in the minds of men? Frege vs. Fodor / Charles Travis
- Wittgenstein, Dummett, and Travis: theorizing about logic, language, and meaning / Oskari Kuusela
- Just what is it that makes Travis's examples so different, so appealing? / Nat Hansen
- Communicating by doing something else / Alex Davies
- Perceiving language: issues between Travis and Chomsky / John Collins
- Contextualism and singular reference / François Recanati
- Are the senses silent? Travis's argument from looks / Keith A. Wilson
- Experiential pluralism and the power of perception / Mark Eli Kalderon
- Surveying the facts / Guy Longworth
- Aspects, properties, and ingredients / Michael O'Sullivan
- Replies by Charles Travis.
- Notes:
- This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-108651-7
- 0-19-182656-1
- 0-19-108650-9
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