Rethinking Language, Mind, and Meaning
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Rethinking Language, Mind, and Meaning
By (Author) Scott Soames
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
4th August 2015
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Philosophy of language
128.2
Physical Properties
Hardback
256
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
397g
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
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
Author Bio
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).
