Perspectives in the philosophy of language : a concise anthology

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This concise and affordable anthology is designed for use as a textbook in both undergraduate and graduate courses in philosophy of language. It aims to provide a core of essential primary sources and may be used either on its own, or in conjunction with a secondary source.

Author(s): Robert J. Stainton
Publisher: Broadview Press
Year: 2000

Language: English
Pages: 352
City: Peterborough, Ont.
Tags: Language and languages -- Philosophy;Langage et langues -- Philosophie;Philosophie analytique;Sprachphilosophie;Sprachphilosophie -- Aufsatzsammlung

Knowledge of language : its nature, origin and use / Noam Chomsky --
On sense and reference / Gottlob Frege --
Descriptions / Bertrand Russell --
Truth and meaning / Donald Davidson --
Identity and necessity / Saul Kripke --
Meaning / H. Paul Grice --
Propositional attitudes / Jerry A. Fodor --
Three kinds of intentional psychology / Daniel C. Dennett --
Two dogmas of empiricism / W.V. Quine --
Selections from Philosophical investigations / Ludwig Wittgenstein --
Performative utterances / John L. Austin --
What is a speech act? / John R. Searle --
Logic and conversation / H. Paul Grice --
On referring / Peter F. Strawson --
Reference and definite descriptions / Keith Donnellan --
What metaphors mean / Donald Davidson.