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Truth and Meaning is a classic collection of original essays on fundamental questions in the philosophy of language. It was first published in 1976, and has remained essential reading in this area ever since; this is its first appearance in paperback. The contributors include leading figures in late twentieth-century philosophy, such as Donald Davidson, Saul Kripke, P. F. Strawson, and Michael Dummett. Most of the papers are not available elsewhere.

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Author:   Gareth Evans (late Wilde Reader in Mental Philosophy, late Wilde Reader in Mental Philosophy, University of Oxford (deceased)) ,  John McDowell (University Professor of Philosophy, University Professor of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.526kg
ISBN:  

9780198250074

ISBN 10:   019825007
Pages:   444
Publication Date:   23 September 1999
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction J. A. Foster: I: Meaning and Truth Theory Donald Davidson: II: Reply to Foster John McDowell: III: Truth Conditions, Bivalence and Verificationism Michael Dummett: IV: What is a Theory of Meaning? II Brian Loar: V. Two Theories of Meaning Christopher Peacocke: VI: Truth Definitions and Actual Languages P. F. Strawson: VII: On Understanding the Structure of One's Language Gareth Evans: VIII: Semantic Structure and Logical Form Crispin Wright: IX: Language-Mastery and the Sorites Paradox Michael Woods: X. Existence and Tense Barry Taylor: XI: States of Affairs David Wiggins: XII: The De Re Must: A Note on the Logical Form of Essentialist Claims Christopher Peacocke: An Appendix to David Wiggins's Note Saul Kripke: XIII: Is There a Problem about Substitutional Quantification?

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Already a classic ... We can therefore only welcome the fact that the collection is now available in an affordable format for students of philosophy and language * Years Work in English Studies *

Already a classic ... We can therefore only welcome the fact that the collection is now available in an affordable format for students of philosophy and language Years Work in English Studies

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Gareth Evans was Wilde Reader in Mental Philosophy and Fellow of University College, Oxford; he died at the age of 34, in 1980. John McDowell is University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh, having previously been a Fellow of University College, Oxford; he is a Fellow of the British Academy, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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