A Critical Introduction To The Philosophy Of Language

Author : John Fennell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780429649066

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A Critical Introduction to the Philosophy of Language by John Fennell Pdf

A Critical Introduction to Philosophy of Language is a historically oriented introduction to the central themes in philosophy of language. Its narrative arc covers Locke’s ‘idea’ theory, Mill’s empiricist account of math and logic, Frege and Russell’s development of modern logic and its subsequent deployment in their pioneering program of ‘logical analysis’, Ayer and Carnap’s logical positivism, Quine’s critique of logical positivism and elaboration of a naturalist-behaviorist approach to meaning, and later-Wittgenstein’s ‘ordinary language philosophy’-inspired rejection of the project of logical analysis. Thus, it historically situates the two central programs in early twentieth-century English-speaking philosophy -- logical analysis and logical positivism -- and discusses the central critiques they face later in the century in the works of Quine and the later-Wittgenstein. Unlike other secondary studies in philosophy of language, A Critical Introduction to Philosophy of Language is not just a ‘greatest hits album’, i.e., a discontinuous compilation in which classics in the field are presented together with their standard criticisms one after the other. Instead, Fennell develops a particular, historical-thematic narrative in which the figures and ideas he treats are introduced in highly intentional ways. And by cross-referencing them throughout his discussions, he highlights the contributions they make to the narrative they comprise.

Author : Michael Morris
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2006-12-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781139459808

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An Introduction to the Philosophy of Language by Michael Morris Pdf

In this textbook, Michael Morris offers a critical introduction to the central issues of the philosophy of language. Each chapter focusses on one or two texts which have had a seminal influence on work in the subject, and uses these as a way of approaching both the central topics and the various traditions of dealing with them. Texts include classic writings by Frege, Russell, Kripke, Quine, Davidson, Austin, Grice and Wittgenstein. Theoretical jargon is kept to a minimum and is fully explained whenever it is introduced. The range of topics covered includes sense and reference, definite descriptions, proper names, natural-kind terms, de re and de dicto necessity, propositional attitudes, truth-theoretical approaches to meaning, radical interpretation, indeterminacy of translation, speech acts, intentional theories of meaning, and scepticism about meaning. The book will be invaluable to students and to all readers who are interested in the nature of linguistic meaning.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:932563816

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An Introduction to the Philosophy of Language by Anonim Pdf

Author : Michael Rowland Morris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Language and languages
ISBN : 1107163277

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An Introduction to the Philosophy of Language by Michael Rowland Morris Pdf

"In this textbook, Michael Morris offers a critical introduction to the central issues of the philosophy of language"--Publisher description.

Author : Harold W. Noonan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780745668017

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Frege by Harold W. Noonan Pdf

This new book offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to Frege's remarkable philosophical work, examining the main areas of his writings and demonstrating the connections between them. Frege's main contribution to philosophy spans philosophical logic, the theory of meaning, mathematical logic and the philosophy of mathematics. The book clearly explains and assesses Frege's work in these areas, systematically examining his major concepts, and revealing the links between them. The emphasis is on Frege's highly influential work in philosophical logic and the theory of meaning, including the features of his logic, his conceptions of object, concept and function, and his seminal distinction between sense and reference. Frege will be invaluable for students of the philosophy of language, philosophical logic, and analytic philosophy.

Author : James Williams
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008-05-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780748631384

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Gilles Deleuze's Logic of Sense by James Williams Pdf

This is the first critical study of The Logic of Sense, Gilles Deleuze's most important work on language and ethics, as well as the main source of his vital philosophy of the event.James Williams explains the originality of Deleuze's work with careful definitions of all his innovative terms and a detailed description of the complex structure he constructs. This reading makes connections to his ground-breaking work on literature, to his critical but also progressive relation to the sciences, and to his controversial denial of the priority of standard logics, human values and 'meaning' in thinking.This book will open new debates and develop current ones around Deleuze's work in philosophy, politics, literature, linguistics, cultural studies and sociology.

Author : Alastair Pennycook
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135650186

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Critical Applied Linguistics by Alastair Pennycook Pdf

This accessible guide and introduction to critical applied linguistics provides a clear overview, highlighting problems, debates, and competing views in language education, literacy, discourse analysis, language in the workplace, translation and other language-related domains. Covering both critical theory and domains of practice, the book is organized around five themes: the politics of knowledge, the politics of language, the politics of texts, the politics of pedagogy, and the politics of difference. It is an important text for anyone involved in applied linguistics, TESOL, language education, or other language-related fields.

Author : F. W. J. Schelling
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780791479964

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Historical-critical Introduction to the Philosophy of Mythology by F. W. J. Schelling Pdf

Translated here into English for the first time, F. W. J. Schelling's 1842 lectures on the Philosophy of Mythology are an early example of interdisciplinary thinking. In seeking to show the development of the concept of the divine Godhead in and through various mythological systems (particularly of ancient Greece, Egypt, and the Near East), Schelling develops the idea that many philosophical concepts are born of religious-mythological notions. In so doing, he brings together the essential relatedness of the development of philosophical systems, human language, history, ancient art forms, and religious thought. Along the way, he engages in analyses of modern philosophical views about the origins of philosophy's conceptual abstractions, as well as literary and philological analyses of ancient literature and poetry.

Author : Guillermo E. Rosado Haddock
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317188568

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A Critical Introduction to the Philosophy of Gottlob Frege by Guillermo E. Rosado Haddock Pdf

Gottlob Frege is one of the greatest logicians ever and also a philosopher of great significance. In this book Rosado Haddock offers a critical presentation of the main topics of Frege's philosophy, including, among others, his philosophy of arithmetic, his sense-referent distinction, his distinction between function and object, and his criticisms of formalism and psychologism. More than just an introduction to Frege's philosophy this book is also a highly critical and mature assessment of it as a whole in which the limitations, confusions and other weaknesses of Frege's thought are closely examined. The author is also a Husserlian scholar and this book contains valuable discussions of Husserl's neglected views and comparisons between the two great philosophers.

Author : Jason Barker
Publisher : Pluto Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0745318002

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Alain Badiou by Jason Barker Pdf

A clear and concise introduction to the political philosophy of Alain Badiou, centred in a political context.

Author : William G. Lycan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134696048

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Philosophy of Language by William G. Lycan Pdf

Philosophy of Language introduces the student to the main issues and theories in twentieth-century philosophy of language. Topics are structured in three parts in the book. Part I, Reference and Referring Expressions, includes topics such as Russell's Theory of Desciptions, Donnellan's distinction, problems of anaphora, the description theory of proper names, Searle's cluster theory, and the causal-historical theory. Part II, Theories of Meaning, surveys the competing theories of linguistic meaning and compares their various advantages and liabilities. Part III, Pragmatics and Speech Acts, introduces the basic concepts of linguistic pragmatics, includes a detailed discussion of the problem of indirect force and surveys approaches to metaphor. Unique features of the text: * chapter overviews and summaries * clear supportive examples * study questions * annotated further reading * glossary.

Author : Paul M. Livingston
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2008-06-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781135899516

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Philosophy and the Vision of Language by Paul M. Livingston Pdf

Philosophy and the Vision of Language explores the history and enduring significance of the twentieth-century turn to language as a specific object of investigation and resource for philosophical reflection. It traces the implications of the access to language in some of the most prominent projects and results of the historical and contemporary tradition of analytic philosophy, including the projects of Frege, Wittgenstein, Sellars, Quine, Brandom, and Cavell. Additionally, it demonstrates the deep and enduring connections between the analytic tradition’s inquiry into language and the parallel inquiries of phenomenology, critical theory, and deconstruction over the course of the twentieth century. Finally, it documents some of the enduring consequences of philosophy’s inquiry into language for contemporary questions of social and political life. The book provides a clear, accessible and widely inclusive introduction to the relevance of language for analytic and continental philosophy in the twentieth century and is readable by non-specialist audiences. It should contribute to a growing historical sense of the location of the analytic tradition in a broader geography of social, political and critical thought. Furthermore, it contributes to building bridges between this tradition and the neighboring continental ones from which it has all too often been estranged.

Author : Arnaud Dewalque,Charlotte Gauvry,Sébastien Richard
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783030522117

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Philosophy of Language in the Brentano School by Arnaud Dewalque,Charlotte Gauvry,Sébastien Richard Pdf

This collection of fourteen original essays addresses the seminal contribution of Franz Brentano and his heirs, to philosophy of language. Despite the great interest provoked by the Brentanian tradition and its multiple connections with early analytic philosophy, precious little is known about the Brentanian contribution to philosophy of language. The aim of this new collection is to fill this gap by providing the reader with a more thorough understanding of the legacy of Brentano and his school, in their pursuit of a unique research programme according to which the analysis of meaning is inseparable from philosophical inquiries into what goes on in the mind and what there is in the world. In three parts, the volume first reconstructs Brentano’s pathbreaking thoughts on meaning and grammatical illusions, exploring their strong connections with the Austro-German tradition and analytic philosophy. It then addresses the multifaceted debates on the objectivity of meaning in the Brentano School and its aftermath (Meinong, Husserl, Ingarden, Twardowski and the Lvov-Warsaw School). Finally, part three explores Brentano’s wider legacy, namely: Husserl’s theory of modification and typicality, Bühler’s theory of linguistic and non-linguistic expressions, and Wittgenstein’s thoughts on guidance and rule-following. The result is a unique collection of essays which shows the significance, originality and timely character of the Brentanian philosophy of language.

Author : Michael Devitt,Kim Sterelny
Publisher : MIT Press (MA)
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0585317623

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Language and Reality by Michael Devitt,Kim Sterelny Pdf

What is language? How does it relate to the world? How does it relate to the mind? Should our view of language influence our view of the world? These are among the central issues covered in this spirited and unusually clear introduction to the philosophy of language. Making no pretense of neutrality, Michael Devitt and Kim Sterelny take a definite theoretical stance. Central to that stance is naturalism -- that is, they treat a philosophical theory of language as an empirical theory like any other and see people as nothing but complex parts of the physical world. This leads them, controversially, to a deflationary view of the significance of the study of language: they dismiss the idea that the philosophy language should be preeminent in philosophy.

Author : Beverley Clack,Brian R. Clack
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781509516926

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The Philosophy of Religion by Beverley Clack,Brian R. Clack Pdf

For over twenty years, Beverley Clack and Brian R. Clack's distinctive and thought-provoking introduction to the philosophy of religion has been of enormous value to students and scholars, providing an approach to the subject that is bold and refreshingly alternative. This revised and updated edition retains the accessibility which makes the book popular, while furthering its distinctive argument regarding the human dimension of religion. The central emphasis of the philosophy of religion – the concept of God, and the arguments for and against God's existence – is reflected in thorough analyses, while alternative approaches to traditional philosophical theism are explored. The treatments of both the miraculous and immortality have been revised and expanded, and the concluding chapter updates the investigation of how philosophy of religion might be conducted in an age defined by religious terrorism. Clear, systematic and highly critical, the third edition of The Philosophy of Religion will continue to be essential reading for students and scholars of this fascinating and important subject.