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Rudolf Carnap's deflationary approach to ontology is once again attracting considerable interest and support. Eleven original essays by leading voices in metametaphysics deepen our... Læs mere
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Tim Button explores the relationship between minds, words, and world. He argues that the two main strands of scepticism are deeply related and can be overcome, but that there is a... Læs mere
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This book examines the question of whether languages can differ in grammatical complexity and, if so, how relative complexity differences might be measured. Chapters... Læs mere
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Boris Kment takes a new approach to the study of modality that emphasises the origin of modal notions in everyday thought. He argues that the concepts of necessity and... Læs mere
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The concepts of meaning and mental content resist naturalistic analysis. This is because they are normative: they depend on ideas of how things ought to be. Allan Gibbard offers... Læs mere
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This volume explores the rich history of philosophy of language in the Western tradition, from Plato and Aristotle to the twentieth... Læs mere
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A team of leading experts challenge the view that the core function of language is to represent the world as it is.... Læs mere
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Robert C. Stalnaker presents a set of essays on the structure of inquiry. First he focuses on the concepts of knowledge, belief, and partial... Læs mere
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How do hearers manage to understand speakers? And how do speakers manage to shape hearers' understanding? Lepore and Stone... Læs mere
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Law and Language, the latest volume in the Current Legal Issues series, contains a broad range of essays by scholars interested in the interactions... Læs mere
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Can we talk meaningfully about God? Grammatical Thomism affirms that religious language is nonsensical, because the reality of God is... Læs mere
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Eleven original essays discuss a range of puzzling philosophical questions about characters in fiction and other fictional objects. For example: Do they really exist? Are they created?... Læs mere