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Philosophy of Language

Philosophy of Language provides a comprehensive, meticulous survey of

twentieth-century and contemporary philosophical theories of meaning.

Interweaving the historical development of the subject with a thematic

overview of the different approaches to meaning, the book provides

students with the tools necessary to understand contemporary analytic

philosophy. Beginning with a systematic look at Frege’s foundational the-

ories on sense and reference, Alexander Miller goes on to offer an

exceptionally clear exposition of the development of subsequent argu-

ments in the philosophy of language. Communicating a sense of active

philosophical debate, the author confronts the views of the early theorists,

taking in Frege, Russell and logical positivism and going on to discuss the

scepticism of Quine, Kripke and Wittgenstein. The work of philosophers

such as Davidson, Dummett, Searle, Fodor, McGinn, Wright, Grice and

Tarski is also examined in depth.

This fully revised second edition contains several new sections on

important topics including:

• causal theories of reference

• the normativity of meaning

•“factualist” interpretations of Kripke’s Wittgenstein

• Putnam’s “twin-earth” arguments for externalism

This engaging and accessible introduction to the philosophy of language

is an unrivalled guide to one of the liveliest and most challenging areas of

philosophy and the new edition captures the vibrant energy of current

debate.

Alexander Miller is Professor of Philosophy at the University of

Birmingham, UK.

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Series editor: John Shand

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Philosophy of Language Second Edition

Philosophy of Language

Second Edition

Alexander Miller

First published 1998

This edition published 2007

by Routledge

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ISBN 0-203-51961-2 Master e-book ISBN

ISBN10: 0–415–34980–X (hbk)

ISBN10: 0–415–34981–8 (pbk)

ISBN10: 0–203–51961–2 (ebk)

ISBN13: 978–0–415–34980–2 (hbk)

ISBN13: 978–0–415–34981–9 (pbk)

ISBN13: 978–0–203–51961–5 (ebk)

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