{"product_id":"philosophy-of-language-9780691155975","title":"Philosophy of Language","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA masterful overview of the philosophy of language from one of its most important thinkers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book one of the world's foremost philosophers of language presents his unifying vision of the field--its principal achievements, its most pressing current questions, and its most promising future directions. In addition to explaining the progress philosophers have made toward creating a theoretical framework for the study of language, Scott Soames investigates foundational concepts--such as truth, reference, and meaning--that are central to the philosophy of language and important to philosophy as a whole. The first part of the book describes how philosophers from Frege, Russell, Tarski, and Carnap to Kripke, Kaplan, and Montague developed precise techniques for understanding the languages of logic and mathematics, and how these techniques have been refined and extended to the study of natural human languages. The book then builds on this account, exploring new thinking about propositions, possibility, and the relationship between meaning, assertion, and other aspects of language use. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn invaluable overview of the philosophy of language by one of its most important practitioners, this book will be essential reading for all serious students of philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Soames\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691155975\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott Soames\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of philosophy at the University of Southern California. His many books include \u003ci\u003eWhat Is Meaning?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Essays\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReference and Description\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Analysis in the Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e (all Princeton).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40634351059059,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":31.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_29fa04e3-3f48-41af-a0a6-936f585299f4.jpg?v=1671721462","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/philosophy-of-language-9780691155975","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}