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Rethinking Language, Mind, and Meaning
Hardback
Main Details
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Rethinking Language, Mind, and Meaning
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Scott Soames
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| Series | Carl G. Hempel Lecture Series |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:256 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140 |
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| Category/Genre | Philosophy of language
Philosophy of the mind |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691160450
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| Classifications | Dewey:128.2 |
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| Audience | | Undergraduate | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
26 May 2015 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
In this book, Scott Soames argues that the revolution in the study of language and mind that has taken place since the late nineteenth century must be rethought. The central insight in the reigning tradition is that propositions are representational. To know the meaning of a sentence or the content of a belief requires knowing which things it repre
Author Biography
Scott Soames is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and director of the School of Philosophy at the University of Southern California. He is the author of many books, including The Analytic Tradition in Philosophy, Volume 1; Analytic Philosophy in America; Philosophy of Language; Philosophical Essays; and Philosophical Analysis in the Twentieth Century (all Princeton).
Reviews"By incorporating elements of philosophy of mind into language and metaphysics, this book represents an important turn in thinking about propositions. The book is certain to have a significant impact in discussions of logic, language, and mind in 21st-century analytic philosophy."--Choice
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