Reflections on Meaning

This lucid, closely argued, and stimulating book offers Horwich's latest formulation and defence of his Use Theory of Meaning . . . there is a great deal of interesting and nuanced argument on almost every page of this thought-provoking book, including detailed responses to important semantic theorists such as Chomsky, Davidson, Dummett, Fodor, Grice, Kripke, Putnam, and Quine. For anyone interested in the prospects for a use-based theory of meaning, or a naturalistic reduction of semantics, or who wants a clear sense of current issues at the cutting-edge of philosophy of language, Horwich's book is required reading.

• Preface ; 1. The Space of Issues and Options ; 2. A Use Theory of Meaning ; 3. The Pseudo-Problem of Error ; 4. The Sharpness of Vague Terms ; 5. Norms of Truth and Meaning ; 6. Meaning Constitution and Epistemic Rationality ; 7. Meaning and its Place in the Faculty of Language ; 8. Deflating Compositionality