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ISBN 10: 026202845X

ISBN 13: 9780262028455

Author: Colin McGinn

An introduction to philosophy of language through systematic and accessible explanations of ten classic texts by such thinkers as Frege, Kripke, Russell, and Putnam. Many beginning students in philosophy of language find themselves grappling with dense and difficult texts not easily understood by someone new to the field. This book offers an introduction to philosophy of language by explaining ten classic, often anthologized, texts. Accessible and thorough, written with a unique combination of informality and careful formulation, the book addresses sense and reference, proper names, definite descriptions, indexicals, the definition of truth, truth and meaning, and the nature of speaker meaning, as addressed by Frege, Kripke, Russell, Donnellan, Kaplan, Evans, Putnam, Tarski, Davidson, and Grice. The explanations aim to be as simple as possible without sacrificing accuracy; critical assessments are included with the exposition in order to stimulate further thought and discussion. Philosophy of Language will be an essential resource for undergraduates in a typical philosophy of language course or for graduate students with no background in the field. It can be used in conjunction with an anthology of classic texts, sparing the instructor much arduous exegesis. Contents Frege on Sense and Reference • Kripke on Names • Russell on Definite Descriptions • Donnellan’s Distinction • Kaplan on Demonstratives • Evans on Understanding Demonstratives • Putnam on Semantic Externalism • Tarski’s Theory of Truth • Davidson’s Semantics for Natural Language • Grice’s Theory of Speaker Meaning

Philosophy of Language The Classics Explained 1st Table of contents:

1 Frege on Sense and Reference

1.1 Background

1.2 Identity

1.3 Additional Machinery

1.4 The Conception of Sense

1.5 Reference

1.6 Ordinary and Extraordinary Use

1.7 Further Points on Sense and Reference

1.8 Problems with Frege’s Theory

1.9 Extensions of Frege’s Theory beyond Singular Terms

1.10 Further Aspects of Frege’s Theory

2 Kripke on Names

2.1 Background

2.2 Kripke’s Critique

2.3 Rigid Designation

2.4 Kripke’s Epistemic Objections

2.5 The Causal Chain Theory

2.6 Objections to Kripke’s Critique

2.7 The Social Character of Names

2.8 Essential Descriptions

2.9 Impure Descriptions

3 Russell on Definite Descriptions

3.1 Indefinite and Definite Descriptions

3.2 Three Theories of Definite Descriptions

3.3 Indefinite Descriptions and Identity

3.4 Russell’s Rejection of Meinong’s Ontology

3.5 The Details of Russell’s Theory of Descriptions

3.6 Problems with Russell

3.7 Primary and Secondary Occurrences

4 Donnellan’s Distinction

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Referential and Attributive Uses

4.3 Denoting and Referring

4.4 Truth-Value Gaps

4.5 Evaluating Donnellan’s Distinction

4.6 Implication and Implicature

4.7 Further Objections to Russell’s Theory

5 Kaplan on Demonstratives

5.1 Intension and Extension

5.2 Kaplan on Indexicals

5.3 The Two Principles of Indexicals

5.4 Context of Use and Conditions of Evaluation

5.5 Possible Worlds, Meaning, and Indexicals

5.6 Kaplan on “Today” and “Yesterday”

6 Evans on Understanding Demonstratives

6.1 The Fregean Theory of Indexicals

6.2 The Point of Indexicality

6.3 Evans’s Theory of Sense and Reference for Indexicals

6.4 Saying versus Showing

6.5 Mock Sense

6.6 Empty Names

6.7 Evans’s View of Names

6.8 Evans on “Today” and “Yesterday”

6.9 Character, Content, and Information

7 Putnam on Semantic Externalism

7.1 Background

7.2 Twin Earth and “Water”

7.3 Meanings Are Not in the Head

7.4 Criticisms of Putnam

8 Tarski’s Theory of Truth

8.1 Background

8.2 Tarski’s Criteria of Acceptability

8.3 Aristotle and the Redundancy Theory

8.4 Object Language and Metalanguage

8.5 How to Derive the T-Sentences

8.6 Satisfaction

9 Davidson’s Semantics for Natural Language

9.1 Background

9.2 The Merits of Tarski’s Theory as Applied to Meaning

9.3 Applying Tarski’s Theory to Natural Languages

9.4 Empirical Truth Theory

9.5 Criticisms of Davidson’s Theory

10 Grice’s Theory of Speaker Meaning

10.1 Background: Speakers and Sentences

10.2 Two Types of Meaning

10.3 What Is Speaker Meaning?

10.4 Consequences and Criticisms

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