Meaning

(Blackwell Readings in Philosophy series). This anthology includes classic articles by key figures such as Frege, Quine, Putnam, Kripke, and Davidson; and recent reactions to this work by philosophers including Mark Wilson, Scott Soames, James Higginbotham, and Frank Jackson. Topics discussed include analyticity; translational indeterminacy; theories of reference; meaning as use; the nature of linguistic competence; truth and meaning; and relations between semanticsand metaphysics. An extensive introduction provides an overview and detailed critical evaluation of the seminal views and arguments represented in the anthology. Index. 341p.