Philosophy of Language and Linguistics: The Legacy of Frege, Russell, and Wittgenstein

by Piotr Stalmaszczyk (Editor)

Overview

This collection brings together contributions by philosophers, logicians and linguists, offering a variety of interdisciplinary approaches to crucial problems in the contemporary philosophy of language and linguistics. Individual chapters concentrate on different aspects of the influence of Frege, Russell and Wittgenstein. These articles offer new insights into the historical developments and current issues in philosophy and language studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110373400
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	06/23/2014
Series:	Philosophische Analyse / Philosophical Analysis , #53
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	721 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Piotr Stalmaszczyk, University of Lodz, Poland.

Table of Contents

Philosophy of Language and Linguistics: The Legacy of Frege, Russell, and Wittgenstein. Preface Piotr Stalmaszczyk 1

Mapping the Ancient City: Historical Linguistics and Conceptual Clarification Joachim Adler 11

Russell and Wittgenstein on Proposition, Judgement, and Truth María Cerezo 29

How to Talk (Precisely) about Visual Perception? The Case of the Duck/Rabbit Pawel Graharczyk 53

Priority of Thought or Priority of Language Arkadiusz Gut 71

On the Ambiguity in Definite Descriptions Thomas J. Hughes 99

Proceduralism and Ontologico-Historical Understanding in the Philosophy of Language Carl Humphries 115

Quine's Criticisms of Semantics Gary Kemp 139

Who Wants to Be a Russellian about Names? Siu-Fan Lee 161

Bradley, Russell, and the Structure of Thought Gabriele M. Mras 181

Logic and the Pursuit of Meaning Jaroslav Peregrin 193

Objects, Concepts, Unity Ulrich Reichard 213

The Legacy of Frege and the Linguistic Theory of Predication Piotr Stalmaszczyk 225

Russell, Wittgenstein, and the Notion of False Propositions Piotr K. Szalek 255

Categorial Grammar and the Foundations of the Philosophy of Language Mieszko Talasiewicz 269

Index 295