Contributor
Lee, Barry (Lecturer in philosophy) editor.
Edition Statement:Second edition.
ImprintLondon ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.
Imprint2020
Descriptionxi, 387 pages ; 22 cm.
Note:Gottlob Frege (1848-1925) / Mike Beaney -- Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) / Kenneth A. Taylor -- Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951): Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus / Arif Ahmed -- Rudolf Carnap (1891-1970) / Pierre Wagner -- Susan Stebbing (1885-1943) /Siobhan Chapman -- J.L. Austin (1911-1960) / Guy Longworth -- Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951): Philosophical Investigations / Arif Ahmed -- W.V.O.Quine (1908-2000) / Gary Kemp -- Noam Chomsky (b. 1928) / John Collins -- Paul Grice (1913-1988) / Kent Bach -- Donald Davidson (1917-2003) / Kirk Ludwig -- Michael Dummett (1925-2011) / Bernhard Weiss -- Saul Kripke (b. 1940) / Bryan Frances -- Jacques Derrida (1930-2004) / Tom Baldwin -- Feminist Philosophy of Language / Maura Tumulty.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:Playing a key role in our lives, as a vehicle for our thoughts and a powerful medium of communication, language is at the centre of philosophical investigation. The fifteen specially commissioned essays in this book introduce and explore the ideas of major philosophers who have shaped philosophical thinking about language, providing insights into crucial developments in this fascinating field over the last 140 years. Chapters examine the work of Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, Carnap, Austin, Quine, Chomsky, Grice, Davidson, Dummett, Kripke and Derrida. This second edition broadens coverage of the area with new chapters on Susan Stebbing and on recent developments in feminist philosophy of language. Featuring contributions from Arif Ahmed, Kent Bach, Thomas Baldwin, Michael Beaney, Siobhan Chapman, Kirk Ludwig and other leading experts in the field, Philosophy of Language: The Key Thinkers provides a thorough introduction to the puzzles, debates and ideas that animate contemporary philosophy of language. It is an ideal resource for undergraduate students in philosophy, linguistics and related disciplines. --Provided by publisher.
