The Analytic Tradition in Philosophy, Volume 2: A New Vision
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The Analytic Tradition in Philosophy, Volume 2: A New Vision
By (Author) Scott Soames
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
5th February 2018
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
146.4
Physical Properties
Hardback
448
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
482g
Description
An in-depth history of the linguistic turn in analytic philosophy, from a leading philosopher of language This is the second of five volumes of a definitive history of analytic philosophy from the invention of modern logic in 1879 to the end of the twentieth century. Scott Soames, a leading philosopher of language and historian of analytic philoso
Reviews
"A terrifically good bookand an important contribution to analytic philosophy and its history."Gil Harman, Princeton University
"With its ambitious scope, deep coverage, and sophisticated and original analysis, this book offers a great wealth of valuable insights and advances our understanding of one of the most fertile periods in the history of philosophy."John Barker, University of Illinois, Springfield
Author Bio
Scott Soames is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern California and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His many books include Rethinking Language, Mind, and Meaning; Analytic Philosophy in America; Philosophy of Language; the two-volume Philosophical Essays; and the two-volume Philosophical Analysis in the Twentieth Century (all Princeton).
