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OverviewThis lucid and engaging volume provides an introduction to the essential issues and concepts of contemporary analytic philosophy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael Luntley (University of Warwick)Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell Dimensions: Width: 17.30cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 24.70cm Weight: 0.730kg ISBN: 9780631190776ISBN 10: 0631190775 Pages: 412 Publication Date: 24 December 1998 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsPreface. 1. Methodologies. 2. Russell's Theory of Descriptions. 3. The Semantic Theory of Truth. 4. Truth and Meaning. 5. Interpretation, Minimal Truth and the World. 6. Meaning, Metaphysics and Logic. 7. The Possibility of a Naturalistic Theory of Meaning. 8. What is a Theory of Reference?. 9. Sense and Reference. 10. The Causal Theory of Reference and the Social Character of Meaning. 11. Content and Context. 12. Contextual Content. Notes. Bibliography. Index.ReviewsLuntley writes clearly...and defends his philosophical claims with arguments. The breadth and depth of his scholarship are impressive. This book should be in the library of any school where philosophy is studied. H. Pospesel, Choice ...lucid and engaging style...ability to cover well-trodden ground in a fresh and informative way...Luntley is to be commended for the scope of his project. He pursues the neo-Fregean methodology wherever it leads and many of the topics it leads him to are dealt with extremely well. Luntley is able to condense often difficult and complex material, making it accessible even to fairly novice readers, and providing new insights and outlooks which will be of benefit to all those with an interest in the...philosphy of mind and language. Emma Borg, Mind, Vol. 109, No. 436, October 2000 Luntley writes clearly...and defends his philosophical claims with arguments. The breadth and depth of his scholarship are impressive. This book should be in the library of any school where philosophy is studied. H. Pospesel, Choice ...lucid and engaging style...ability to cover well-trodden ground in a fresh and informative way...Luntley is to be commended for the scope of his project. He pursues the neo-Fregean methodology wherever it leads and many of the topics it leads him to are dealt with extremely well. Luntley is able to condense often difficult and complex material, making it accessible even to fairly novice readers, and providing new insights and outlooks which will be of benefit to all those with an interest in the...philosphy of mind and language. Emma Borg, Mind, Vol. 109, No. 436, October 2000 Luntley writes clearly...and defends his philosophical claims with arguments. The breadth and depth of his scholarship are impressive. This book should be in the library of any school where philosophy is studied. H. Pospesel, Choice ...lucid and engaging style...ability to cover well-trodden ground in a fresh and informative way...Luntley is to be commended for the scope of his project. He pursues the neo-Fregean methodology wherever it leads and many of the topics it leads him to are dealt with extremely well. Luntley is able to condense often difficult and complex material, making it accessible even to fairly novice readers, and providing new insights and outlooks which will be of benefit to all those with an interest in the...philosphy of mind and language. Emma Borg, Mind, Vol. 109, No. 436, October 2000 Author InformationMichael Luntley is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Warwick. He is the author of Reason, Truth, and Self: the Postmodern Reconditioned (1995), The Meaning of Socialism (1989), and Language, Logic, and Experience: the Case for Anti-Realism (1988). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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