Rule-Following and Meaning
by Alexander Miller (Editor), Crispin Wright (Editor)
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The rule-following debate, in its concern with the metaphysics and epistemology of linguistic meaning and mental content, goes to the heart of the most fundamental questions of contemporary philosophy of mind and language. This volume gathers together the most important contributions to the topic, including papers by Simon Blackburn, Paul Boghossian, Graeme Forbes, Warren Goldfarb, Paul Horwich, John McDowell, Colin McGinn, Ruth Millikan, Philip Pettit, George Wilson, Crispin Wright, and show more Jose? Zalabardo. The debate has centred on Saul Kripke's reading of the rule-following sections in Wittgenstein and his consequent posing of a "sceptical paradox" that threatens our everyday notions of linguistic meaning and mental content. These essays are attempts to respond to this challenge and represent some of the most important work in contemporary theory of meaning. With an introductory essay and a comprehensive guide to further reading the book is an excellent resource for courses in philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, Wittgenstein, and metaphysics, as well as for all philosophers, linguists, and cognitive scientists with interests in these areas. show lessTags
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Alexander Miller is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Otago, New Zealand.
Crispin Wright is Leverhulme Research Professor and Bishop Wardlaw Professor at the University of St. Andrews and Global Distinguished Professor at New York University.
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- Philosophy, Nonfiction, Science & Nature
- DDC/MDS
- 121.68 — Philosophy & psychology Epistemology (how do you know what you know?) Epistemology (Theory of knowledge) Belief Meaning, interpretation, hermeneutics
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- B840 .R85 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Philosophy (General) By period Modern Special topics and schools of philosophy
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