Philosophy of Language

Thinking of Necessity: A Kantian Account of Modal Thought and Modal Metaphysics sets out a Kant-inspired theory of modality, i.e., possibility and ...

This book gives a general theory of rational belief. Although it can be read by itself, is a sequel to the author's previous book The Value of Rati...

Plural expressions found in natural languages allow us to talk about many objects simultaneously. Plural logic -- a logical system that takes plura...

This is a collection of essays on Wittgenstein and Wittgensteinian themes that appeared between 1996 and 2019. It is divided into three parts, with...

James R. Shaw offers a new 'bipartite' reading of Wittgenstein's treatment of rule-following and the foundations of semantics in his seminal Philos...

A short but engaging look at how questions shape our thinking.Why do we ask questions? In Questions, Pia Lauritzen explores the philosophy behind q...

Pinpoints how dogwhistles and figleaves, two kinds of linguistic trick, distort political discourse and normalize racism It is widely accepted tha...

Sarah A. Mattice explores contemporary philosophical activity and the way in which one aspect of languagemetaphorgives shape and boundary to the la...

Schoeller untersucht die sprachliche Herausforderung, die damit einhergeht, erlebte Hintergründe und Zusammenhänge zu formulieren. Wird eine situat...

David K. Lewis (1941-2001) was unquestionably one of the most important analytic philosophers of the twentieth century, writing papers and books, l...

How is it that words come to stand for the things they stand for? Is the thing that a word stands for - its reference - fully identified or describ...

This volume outlines a model of language that can be characterized as functionalist, usage-based, dynamic, and complex-adaptive. The core idea is t...

Advaita Vedanta is one of the best-known schools of Indian philosophy, but much of its history--a history closely interwoven with that of medieval ...

This volume advances discussion between critics and defenders of the force-content distinction and opens up new ways of thinking about force and sp...

The aim of the volume is to show in which sense the study of culture, literature and the arts can contribute to a better understanding of human cog...

Beyond Language (Oltre il Linguaggio) is one of Italian philosopher Emmanuele Severinos major works, wrestling with whether its possible to think m...

Können religiöse und nicht-religiöse Menschen einander verstehen? Sprechen sie dieselbe Sprache? Gibt es gerechtfertigte Einwände gegen Glaubensübe...

Language and Creativity has become established as a pivotal text for courses in English Language, Linguistics and Literacy. Creativity in language ...