Language and Thought

Hardback

Main Details

Title Language and Thought
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John L. Pollock
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:314
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenrePhilosophy of language
ISBN/Barcode 9780691641928
ClassificationsDewey:401
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 19 April 2016
Publication Country United States

Description

Most philosophical theories of language have assumed that statements (products of assertion) and propositions (objects of belief) are the same things. John L. Pollock denies this, maintaining that even when the speaker is perfectly sincere, what he is thinking need not be the same thing as what he is saying. Originally published in 1982. The Prin