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Concise Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Language

by P. Lamarque

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A wide-ranging reference to the central problems of language in philosophy

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A wide-ranging reference to the central problems of language in philosophy

Edited by P. Lamarque, this single-volume encyclopedia maps the questions that place language at the center of modern philosophical inquiry. Its articles range across meaning, truth, reference, speech acts, formal semantics, logic, ontology, and the relations between language and mind. Alongside thematic entries, it includes discussions of significant philosophers from the twentieth century and earlier, giving the volume both conceptual breadth and historical grounding. With contributions by specialists across the field, the book is structured as a reference work rather than a continuous introduction, making it suited to consulting particular debates as well as surveying the discipline’s major concerns.

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  • Students and researchers seeking a reference work on philosophy of language
  • Readers studying semantics, logic, meaning, truth, or reference
  • Those working in cognitive science or psychology who want philosophical perspectives on language

Themes

Meaning and truthReference and semanticsLanguage and mindLogic and formal semanticsOntology and speech acts

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Book overview

Philosophers have had an interest in language from the earliest times but the twentieth century, with its so-called 'linguistic turn' in philosophy, has seen a huge expansion of work focused specifically on language and its foundations. No branch of philosophy has been unaffected by this shift of emphasis. It is timely at the end of the century to review and assess the vast range of issues that have been developed and debated in this central area.

The distinguished international contributors present a clear, accessible guide to the fundamental questions raised by the philosophers about language. Contributions include Graeme Forbes on necessity, Susan Haack on deviant logics, Paul Horwich on truth, Charles Travis on Wittgenstein, L.J. Cohen on linguistic philosophy, Ruth Kempson on semantics and syntax and Christopher Hookway on ontology, to name but a few. A wide range of topics are covered from the metaphysics and ontology of language, language and mind, truth and meaning, to theories or reference, speech act theory, philosophy of logic and formal semantics. There are also articles on key figures from the twentieth century and earlier.

Based on the foundation provided by the award-winning Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics this single volume provides a collection of articles that will be an invaluable reference tool for all those interested in the area of philosophy of language, and also to those in cognitive science and psychology. All the articles have been thoroughly revised and updated. This volume gives a unique survey of topics that are at the very core of contemporary philosophy.

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