The book combines a historical and philosophical study of Russell’s theory of descriptions. It defends, develops and extends the theory as a contribution to natural language semantics while also arguing for a reassessment of the important of linguistic inquiry to Russell’s philosophical project.
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Series Editor’s Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction The Theory History I: The 1903 Theory of Denoting History II: ‘On Denoting’ and the Genesis of the Theory of Descriptions Descriptions and Logical Form Extending the Theory I: Complex Demonstratives Extending the Theory II: Indexicality Russell and the Philosophy of Language Bibliography IndexOver de auteur
GRAHAM STEVENS is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Manchester, UK. He is the author ofThe Russellian Origins of Analytical Philosophy, and of numerous articles on Russell and on topics in the philosophy of language.
Taal Engels ● Formaat PDF ● Pagina’s 197 ● ISBN 9780230343191 ● Bestandsgrootte 1.5 MB ● Editor Kenneth A. Loparo ● Uitgeverij Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Stad London ● Land GB ● Gepubliceerd 2011 ● Downloadbare 24 maanden ● Valuta EUR ● ID 4969256 ● Kopieerbeveiliging Sociale DRM