Philosophy of language books

This book offers a critical update of current Wittgenstein research on the Tractatus logico-philosophicus (TLP)...  Read More >>

This book offers an in-depth and updated examination of the nature of haecceity—that primitive entity which explains...  Read More >>

This is the first book dedicated to exploring mental fictionalism. Featuring contributions from established authors...  Read More >>

First published in 1988, Modern Anti-Realism and Manufactured Truth examines the forms of anti-realism which have...  Read More >>

How can we reconcile the difficult-to-shake conviction that our sensory perception confronts us with reality directly...  Read More >>

Connecting poetry and philosophy of language, Philip Mills bridges...  Read More >>

Exploring the relationship between hermeneutics and the arts, including painting, music, and literature, this book...  Read More >>

Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914) is likely the greatest philosophical thinker America has ever produced. His contributions...  Read More >>

This element investigates Ludwig Wittgenstein's engagement with ethics in both early and later thinking. Starting...  Read More >>

This open access book is a superb collection of some fifteen chapters inspired by Schroeder-Heister's groundbreaking...  Read More >>

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A short but engaging look at how questions shape our thinking. Why do we ask questions? In Questions, Pia Lauritzen...  Read More >>

Film Figures develops a figural account of the memory structure of films. Employing theoretical concepts drawn...  Read More >>

Dogwhistles and Figleaves explores ways in which political discourse in recent years has become more openly racist,...  Read More >>

This book presents the first detailed treatment of Gadamer’s account of the nature of meaning. It argues both that...  Read More >>

Beyond Words argues that some works of fiction and poetry are especially, perhaps even best, suited to expanding...  Read More >>

What makes us persons? Is it our bodies, our minds, or our consciousness? For centuries, philosophers have sought...  Read More >>

This Element concerns Wittgenstein's evolving attitude toward the opposition between realism and idealism in philosophy....  Read More >>

Comprehensive yet engaging, this book uncovers Humboldt's contribution early Americanist linguistics, and provides...  Read More >>

This Element concerns Wittgenstein's evolving attitude toward the opposition between realism and idealism in philosophy....  Read More >>

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This is the first collection to present a comprehensive overview of liberal naturalism. Essential reading for students...  Read More >>

This volume advances discussions between critics and defenders of the force-content distinction and opens new ways...  Read More >>