Introduction to linguistic philosophy / I.E. Mackenzie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mackenzie, I. E. (Ian E.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Philosophy.

Language and languages.

Language and logic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Linguistic philosophy

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Providing an account of major philosophical issues, this essential textbook bridges the gap between linguistics and the philosophy of language. Introduction to Linguistic Philosophy presents the theories of leading linguistic analysts such as Wittgenstein, Frege, Russell, Carnap and Quine. Ian Mackenzie's exploration into these theories prepares readers for advanced work on most topics in semantics and the study of language. His approach to the philosophy of language stresses the importance of observing how language is used rather than assuming that it conforms to a pre-e

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Introduction; The Scope of This Book; Some Important Terms; The Structure of the Book; Acknowledgments; Part I - Foundational Issues; Chapter 1 - Meaning and the Nature of Language; 1.1. What is Meaning?; 1.2. Does the Structure of Language Reflect the Structure of the World?; 1.3. Summary; Chapter 2 - The Semantic Conception of Truth; 2.1. No Absolute Truth; 2.2. The Semantic Conception of Truth; 2.3. Summary; Chapter 3 - Logical Truth and Analyticity; 3.1. Unconditional and Contingent Truths; 3.2. Logical Truth; 3.3. Analyticity; 3.4. Summary; Part I: Further Reading

Part II - NamingChapter 4 - Names, Sense, and Nominatum; 4.1. The Name Relation; 4.2. The Paradox of the Name Relation; 4.3. Solution to the Paradox of the Name Relation; 4.4. Summary; Chapter 5 - The Causal Theory of Names; 5.1. Ordinary Proper Names; 5.2. Modal Sentences; 5.3. Epistemic Sentences; 5.4. Names of Natural Kinds; 5.5. Summary; Part II: Further Reading; Part III - Definite Descriptions; Chapter 6 - Description and Analysis; 6.1. Russell's Theory of Descriptions; 6.2. The Acquisition of the Referential Function; 6.3. Three Additional Puzzles Solved by Russell; 6.4. Scope

6.5. Wittgenstein6.6. Summary; Chapter 7 - Descriptions as Names; 7.1. The Fregean Theory; 7.2. Referential Descriptions; 7.3. Summary; Part III - Further Reading; Part IV - Nonextensional Contexts; Chapter 8 - Modality; 8.1. What is Logical Modality?; 8.2. Interchangeability and Existential Generalization; 8.3. Necessity as a Semantic Predicate; 8.4. Kripke: Essentialism; 8.5. Frege-Kaplan: The Middle Way; 8.6. The Method of Extension and Intension; 8.7. Summary; Chapter 9 - Propositional Attitudes; 9.1. What are Propositional Attitudes?; 9.2. Interchangeability and Quantifying In

9.3. Quine9.4. Kaplan: Cognitive Fixes; 9.5. Individuating Attitude Objects; 9.6. Summary; Part IV - Further Reading; Part V - Generality; Chapter 10 - Indefinite Noun Phrases, Fregean Quantifiers, and Class Theory; 10.1. Indefinite Noun Phrases; 10.2. Scope Ambiguities Concerning Indefinite Noun Phrases; 10.3. Logical Analysis of Indefinite Noun Phrases; 10.4. Numerically Definite Quantifiers; 10.5. Expanding the Theory; 10.6. Summary; Part V - Further Reading; References; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-234) and index.

ISBN:

9781452249452

1452249458

OCLC:

809773965