Meaning

Mark Richard is Professor and Chair of Philosophy at Tufts University. He is the author of Propositional Attitudes (1990) and numerous articles. He is also an editor for the journal Linguistics and Philosophy.

"This book covers a wide range of core topics in philosophy of language and strikes a nice balance between classic papers and more recent work. The collection will form the basis for an excellent course on philosophy of language."--Stephen Laurence, University of Sheffield "Meaning takes the reader through many of the most crucial developments in the study of meaning from Frege through to the present day; this book will certainly prove an invaluable resource for both students and professionals."--Emma Borg, University of Reading "This is an excellent collection on meaning, blending classics with insightful recent contributions."--Michael Devitt, City University of New York

• Acknowledgments. Introduction: Conceptions of Meaning (Mark Richard).1. 'On Sense and Reference' (Gottlob Frege).2. From Naming and Necessity (Saul Kripke).3. 'Meaning and Reference' (Hilary Putnam).4. 'Predicate Meets Property' (Mark Wilson).5. From Meaning (Paul Horwich).6. From 'Ontological Relativity' (W. V. O. Quine).7. From 'The Indeterminancy of Translation and the Inscrutability of Reference' (Scott Soames).8. 'Individuation, Causal Relations, and Quine' (Jody Azzouni).9. 'Radical Interpretation' (Donald Davidson).10. 'Semantics and Semantic Competence' (Scott Soames).11. 'Truth and Understanding' (James Higginbotham).12. From 'Indexicals and Demonstratives' (John Perry).13. Two Dogmas of Empiricism (W.V.O. Quine).14. Armchair Metaphysics. Mind, Method, & Conditionals (Frank Jackson).Index.