Philosophy of language : the key thinkers
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Philosophy of language : the key thinkers
（Key thinkers）
Bloomsbury Academic, 2020
2nd ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Playing a key role in our lives, as a vehicle for our thoughts and a powerful medium of communication, language is at the centre of philosophical investigation. The fifteen specially commissioned essays in this book introduce and explore the ideas of major philosophers who have shaped philosophical thinking about language, providing insights into crucial developments in this fascinating field over the last 140 years.
Chapters examine the work of Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, Carnap, Austin, Quine, Chomsky, Grice, Davidson, Dummett, Kripke and Derrida. This second edition broadens coverage of the area with new chapters on Susan Stebbing and on recent developments in feminist philosophy of language. Featuring contributions from Arif Ahmed, Kent Bach, Thomas Baldwin, Michael Beaney, Siobhan Chapman, Kirk Ludwig and other leading experts in the field, Philosophy of Language: The Key Thinkers provides a thorough introduction to the puzzles, debates and ideas that animate contemporary philosophy of language. It is an ideal resource for undergraduate students in philosophy, linguistics and related disciplines.
Table of Contents
Introduction, Barry Lee
1. Gottlob Frege, Mike Beaney (King's College London, UK)
2. Bertrand Russell, Kenneth A. Taylor (Stanford University, USA)
3. Ludwig Wittgenstein: Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, Arif Ahmed (University of Cambridge, UK)
4. Rudolf Carnap, Pierre Wagner (Universite Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, France)
5. Susan Stebbing, Siobhan Chapman (University of Liverpool, UK)
6. J.L. Austin, Guy Longworth (University of Warwick, UK)
7. Ludwig Wittgenstein: Philosophical Investigations, Arif Ahmed (University of Cambridge, UK)
8. W.V.O.Quine, Gary Kemp (University of Glasgow, UK)
9. Noam Chomsky, John Collins (The University of East Anglia, UK)
10. Paul Grice, Kent Bach (San Francisco State University, USA)
11. Donald Davidson, Kirk Ludwig (Indiana University, USA)
12. Michael Dummett, Bernhard Weiss (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
13. Saul Kripke, Bryan Frances (University of Tartu, Estonia)
14.Jacques Derrida, Tom Baldwin (University of York, UK)
15. Feminist Philosophy of Language, Maura Tumulty (Colgate University, USA)
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