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OverviewThe tradition descending from Frege and Russell has typically treated theories of meaning either as theories of meanings, or as theories of truth conditions. However, propositions of the classical sort don't exist, and truth conditions can't provide all the information required by a theory of meaning. This book offers a way out of this dilemma. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Scott SoamesPublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.312kg ISBN: 9780691146409ISBN 10: 0691146403 Pages: 144 Publication Date: 29 August 2010 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Replaced By: 9781400833948 Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Language: English Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Chapter 1: Meanings 1 Chapter 2: Frege and Russell: The Real Problem of the Unity of the Proposition 11 Chapter 3: Why Truth Conditions Are Not Enough 33 Chapter 4: Propositions and Attitudes: Davidson's Challenge and Russell's Neglected Insight 49 Chapter 5: Toward a Theory of Propositions: A Deflationary Account 69 Chapter 6: The Cognitive-Realist Theory of Propositions 99 Chapter 7: Expanding the Cognitive-Realist Model 109 Index 131ReviewsDerived from three lectures at Soochow University, Taipei, this book retains the relatively informal style that must have made those lectures both enjoyable and highly informative. -- Choice This is an outstanding book, probably the best philosophy book I have read this year... The book will not only be of great importance to professional philosophers and linguists but it will also be an accessible and invaluable asset to students. -- Anthony Everett, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Derived from three lectures at Soochow University, Taipei, this book retains the relatively informal style that must have made those lectures both enjoyable and highly informative. -- Choice This is an outstanding book, probably the best philosophy book I have read this year... The book will not only be of great importance to professional philosophers and linguists but it will also be an accessible and invaluable asset to students. --Anthony Everett, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Derived from three lectures at Soochow University, Taipei, this book retains the relatively informal style that must have made those lectures both enjoyable and highly informative. --Choice Soames's excellent book will drive research on this important topic for some time to come. --Brian Ball, Canadian Journal of Philosophy Scott Soames' new book, What Is Meaning?, is an important book, both in the issues it raises and in its shortcomings. It is the first serious discussion of meaning (not 'semantic content' or some other term designed to sidestep the real issue) by a leading analytic philosopher of language in a long while, and its findings lead to a more realistic understanding of meaning and language. --Sergeiy Sandler, European Legacy This is an outstanding book, probably the best philosophy book I have read this year... The book will not only be of great importance to professional philosophers and linguists but it will also be an accessible and invaluable asset to students. -- Anthony Everett Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Derived from three lectures at Soochow University, Taipei, this book retains the relatively informal style that must have made those lectures both enjoyable and highly informative. Choice Author InformationScott Soames is professor of philosophy at the University of Southern California. His books include Philosophy of Language, Philosophical Essays, Reference and Description , and Philosophical Analysis in the Twentieth Century (all Princeton). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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