Completely revised and updated in its Second Edition, Language and Reality provides students, philosophers and cognitive scientists with a lucid and provocative introduction to the philosophy of language.In so doing, the authors address questions of central importance to the philosophy of language, such as: 'What is Language', 'How does it related to the mind?', 'How does it relate to the world?', and 'Should our view of language influence our view of the world?'. Unique in its approach, it brings together a range of topics and explains the relevance of these questions to broader issues in epistemology, metaphysics, and psychology. Its theoretical and naturalist perspectives encourage lively and engaging discussions.
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Michael Devitt taught philosophy at the University of Sydney from 1971 until 1987 and is now Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maryland. His publications includes Designation (1981), Coming to Our Senses: A Naturalistic Program for Semantic Localism (1996), and Realism and Truth Second Edition (1997).
Kim Sterelny is Reader in Philosophy at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. His research interests center on philosophy of biology, philosophy of psychology, and philosophy of mind. His publications include The Representational Theory of Mind (Blackwell, 1990).
Completely revised and updated in its Second Edition, Language and Reality provides students, philosophers and cognitive scientists with a lucid and provocative introduction to the philosophy of language.
In so doing, the authors address questions of central importance to the philosophy of language, such as: 'What is Language', 'How does it related to the mind?', 'How does it relate to the world?', and 'Should our view of language influence our view of the world?'. Unique in its approach, it brings together a range of topics and explains the relevance of these questions to broader issues in epistemology, metaphysics, and psychology. Its theoretical and naturalist perspectives encourage lively and engaging discussions.
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