Philosophical Analysis in the Twentieth Century Vol. 2: The Age of Meaning

Princeton: Princeton University Press (2003)
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This is a major, wide-ranging history of analytic philosophy since 1900, told by one of the tradition's leading contemporary figures. The first volume takes the story from 1900 to mid-century. The second brings the history up to date.

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2004, 2005

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0691123128   9780691123127   06911157371   9781400825806   0691115745

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10.1515/9781400825806

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1. CHAPTER 1. Rejection of the Tractarian Conception of Language and Analysis.  (pages 3-31)Scott Soames
1. Rejection of the Tractarian Conception of Language and Analysis.  (pages 3-31)
1. Rejection of the Tractarian Conception of Language and Analysis.  (pages 3-31)
2. CHAPTER 2. Rule Following and the Private Language Argument.  (pages 32-64)Scott Soames
2. Rule Following and the Private Language Argument.  (pages 32-64)
2. Rule Following and the Private Language Argument.  (pages 32-64)
3. Ryle’s Dilemmas.  (pages 67-91)
3. Ryle’s Dilemmas.  (pages 67-91)
CHAPTER 3. Ryle’s Dilemmas.  (pages 67-91)Scott Soames
4. Ryle’s Concept of Mind.  (pages 92-114)
4. Ryle’s Concept of Mind.  (pages 92-114)
CHAPTER 4. Ryle’s Concept of Mind.  (pages 92-114)Scott Soames
5. CHAPTER 5. Strawson’s Performative Theory of Truth.  (pages 115-134)Scott Soames
5. Strawson’s Performative Theory of Truth.  (pages 115-134)
5. Strawson’s Performative Theory of Truth.  (pages 115-134)
6. CHAPTER 6. Hare’s Performative Theory of Goodness.  (pages 135-154)Scott Soames
6. Hare’s Performative Theory of Goodness.  (pages 135-154)
6. Hare’s Performative Theory of Goodness.  (pages 135-154)
7. CHAPTER 7. Malcolm’s Paradigm Case Argument.  (pages 157-170)Scott Soames
7. Malcolm’s Paradigm Case Argument.  (pages 157-170)
7. Malcolm’s Paradigm Case Argument.  (pages 157-170)
8. Austin’s Sense and Sensibilia.  (pages 171-194)
8. Austin’s Sense and Sensibilia.  (pages 171-194)
CHAPTER 8. Austin’s Sense and Sensibilia.  (pages 171-194)Scott Soames
9. Language Use and the Logic of Conversation.  (pages 197-220)Scott Soames
9. Language Use and the Logic of Conversation.  (pages 197-220)
10. The Indeterminacy of Translation.  (pages 223-258)
10. The Indeterminacy of Translation.  (pages 223-258)
CHAPTER 10. The Indeterminacy of Translation.  (pages 223-258)Scott Soames
11. CHAPTER 11. Quine’s Radical Semantic Eliminativism.  (pages 259-288)Scott Soames
11. Quine’s Radical Semantic Eliminativism.  (pages 259-288)
11. Quine’s Radical Semantic Eliminativism.  (pages 259-288)
12. CHAPTER 12. Theories of Truth as Theories of Meaning.  (pages 291-311)Scott Soames
12. Theories of Truth as Theories of Meaning.  (pages 291-311)
12. Theories of Truth as Theories of Meaning.  (pages 291-311)
13. CHAPTER 13. Truth, Interpretation, and the Alleged Unintelligibility of Alternative Conceptual Schemes.  (pages 312-332)Scott Soames
13. Truth, Interpretation, and the Alleged Unintelligibility of Alternative Conceptual Schemes.  (pages 312-332)
13. Truth, Interpretation, and the Alleged Unintelligibility of Alternative Conceptual Schemes.  (pages 312-332)
14. Names, Essence, and Possibility.  (pages 335-371)
14. Names, Essence, and Possibility.  (pages 335-371)
CHAPTER 14. Names, Essence, and Possibility.  (pages 335-371)Scott Soames
15. The Necessary Aposteriori.  (pages 372-396)
15. The Necessary Aposteriori.  (pages 372-396)
CHAPTER 15. The Necessary Aposteriori.  (pages 372-396)Scott Soames
16. The Contingent Apriori.  (pages 397-422)
16. The Contingent Apriori.  (pages 397-422)
CHAPTER 16. The Contingent Apriori.  (pages 397-422)Scott Soames
17. CHAPTER 17. Natural Kind Terms and Theoretical Identification Statements.  (pages 423-460)Scott Soames
17. Natural Kind Terms and Theoretical Identification Statements.  (pages 423-460)
17. Natural Kind Terms and Theoretical Identification Statements.  (pages 423-460)
EPILOGUE: The Era of Specialization.  (pages 461-476)Scott Soames
EPILOGUE: The Era of Specialization.  (pages 461-476)
Index.  (pages 477-479)
Index.  (pages 477-479)

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