Reviews
"After nurturing several generations of philosophy of language students, this is arguably still the best sourcebook in the field. It is ideal for, if not indispensable to, the first course in the discipline."--Yuri Balashov,University of Georgia "The organization of the book is excellent, and it covers almost precisely the topics and philosophers that I cover in my course."--Kevin Klement,University of Massachusetts, Amherst "This is the best anthology for providing an upper-level undergraduate or graduate-level introduction to the field. It contains the absolutely essential readings."--Eric Funkhouser,University of Arkansas, "After nurturing several generations of philosophy of language students, this is arguably still the best sourcebook in the field. It is ideal for, if not indispensable to, the first course in the discipline."--Yuri Balashov, University of Georgia "The organization of the book is excellent, and it covers almost precisely the topics and philosophers that I cover in my course."--Kevin Klement, University of Massachusetts, Amherst "This is the best anthology for providing an upper-level undergraduate or graduate-level introduction to the field. It contains the absolutely essential readings."--Eric Funkhouser, University of Arkansas, "After nurturing several generations of philosophy of language students, this is arguably still the best sourcebook in the field. It is ideal for, if not indispensable to, the first course in the discipline."--Yuri Balashov, University of Georgia"The organization of the book is excellent, and it covers almost precisely the topics and philosophers that I cover in my course."--Kevin Klement, University of Massachusetts, Amherst"This is the best anthology for providing an upper-level undergraduate or graduate-level introduction to the field. It contains the absolutely essential readings."--Eric Funkhouser, University of Arkansas
Table of Content
*=New to this EditionEach section ends with Suggested Further Reading.Note to the Sixth EditionIntroductionI. NAMES1. Of Names (1881), iJohn Stuart Mill/i2. On Sense and Reference (1892), iGottlob Frege/i* 3. Proper Names (1958), iJohn R. Searle/i4. From iNaming and Necessity/i (1972), iSaul Kripke/i5. Meaning and Reference (1973), iHilary Putnam/i6. The Causal Theory of Names (1973), iGareth Evans/i* 7. From iFrege's Puzzle/i (1986), iNathan Salmon/iII. DESCRIPTIONS8. On Denoting (1905), iBertrand Russell/i9. Descriptions (1919), iBertrand Russell/i10. On Referring (1950), iP. F. Strawson/i11. Mr. Strawson on Referring (1957), iBertrand Russell/i12. Reference and Definite Descriptions (1966), iKeith Donnellan/i* 13. Speaker's Reference and Semantic Reference (1977), iSaul Kripke/iIII. ASCRIPTIONS14. Quantifiers and Propositional Attitudes (1956), W. V. Quine15. Quantifying In (1968), David Kaplan16. On Saying That (1968), Donald Davidson* 17. Synonymity (1952), Benson Mates18. A Puzzle about Belief (1979), Saul Kripke* 19. The Import of the Puzzle about Belief (1996), David Sosa* 20. Belief Ascription (1992), Stephen SchifferIV. COMMUNICATION21. Meaning (1957), H. P. Grice22. Performative Utterances (1961), J. L. Austin23. The Structure of Illocutionary Acts (1969), John R. Searle24. Logic and Conversation (1975), H. P. Grice* 25. Conversational Impliciture (1994), Kent Bach26. A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs (1985), Donald DavidsonV. TRUTH27. The Thought: A Logical Inquiry (1918), iGottlob Frege/i28. The Semantic Conception of Truth and the Foundations of Semantics (1944), iAlfred Tarski/i* 29. Tarski's Theory of Truth (1972), iHartry Field/i30. Truth and Meaning (1967), iDonald Davidson/i* 31. What Is a Theory of Meaning? (1975), iM. A. E. Dummett/iVI. ANALYTICITY32. Two Dogmas of Empiricism (1951), iW. V. Quine/i* 33. In Defense of a Dogma (1956), iH.P. Grice and P.F. Strawson/i* 34. "Two Dogmas" Revisited (1976), iHilary Putnam/iVII. INDETERMINANCIES, Context35. Assertion (1978), iRobert Stalnaker/i36. Demonstratives: An Essay on the Semantics, Logic, Metaphysics, and Epistemology of Demonstratives and Other Indexicals (1977), iDavid Kaplan/i37. The Problem of the Essential Indexical (1979), iJohn Perry/i, Rule-Following38. From iOn Rules and Private Language/i (1982), iSaul Kripke/i* 39. The Rule-Following Considerations (1989), iPaul A. Boghossian/i, Vagueness* 40. From iBlindspots/i (1988), iRoy Sorenson/i* 41. Vagueness without Paradox (1994), iDiana Raffman/i* 42. Shifting Sands: An Interest-Relative Theory of Vagueness (2000), iDelia Graff Fara/iVIII. LANGUAGE43. Of Words (1699), John Locke* 44. From iPhilosophical Investigations/i (1953), iLudwig Wittgenstein/i* 45. Empiricist Criteria of Cognitive Significance: Problems and Changes (1950), iCarl G. Hempel/i46. Languages and Language (1975), iDavid Lewis/i* 47. Toward a Causal Theory of Linguistic Representation (1977), iDennis W. Stampe/i48. Language and Problems of Knowledge (1988), iNoam Chomsky/i
