<P>Saul Kripke is one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century. His most celebrated work, <I>Naming and Necessity</I>, makes arguably the most important contribution to the philosophy of language and metaphysics in recent years. Asking fundamental questions - how do names refer to things in the world? Do objects have essential properties? What are natural kind terms and to what do they refer? - he challenges prevailing theories of language and conceptions of metaphysics, especially the descriptivist account of reference, which Kripke argues is found in Frege, Wittgenstein and Russell, and the anti-essentialist metaphysics of Quine.</P><P></P><P>In this invaluable guidebook to Kripke''s classic work, Harold Noonan introduces and assesses:</P><P></P><UL><P><LI>Kripke''s life and the background to his philosophy</LI><P></P><P><LI>the ideas and text of <I>Naming and Necessity</LI><P></P></I><P><LI>the continuing importance of Kripke''s work to the philosophy of language
Pris: kr 369.00 fra Norli
Butikk | Pris | |
---|---|---|
kr 369.00 | Besøk butikk |
<P>Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908 ¿ 1961) is hailed as one of the key philosophers of the twentieth century. <EM>Phenomenology of Perception</EM> is his most famous and influential work, and an essential text for anyone seeking to understand...
kr 349.00
Mer informasjon
<P>Written by a leading expert, this is the ideal guide to the only book Wittgenstein published during his lifetime, the <EM>Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus</EM>. Michael Morris makes sense of Wittgenstein¿s brief but often cryptic...
kr 369.00
Mer informasjon
<P>Jacques Derrida is one of the most influential and controversial philosophers of the last fifty years. <EM>Derrida on Deconstruction</EM> introduces and assesses: </P><UL><LI>Derrida''s life and the background to...
kr 369.00
Mer informasjon
<P>Kant¿s <EM>Critique of Judgment</EM> is one of the most important texts in the history of modern aesthetics. This <EM>GuideBook </EM>discusses the <EM>Third Critique</EM> section by section, and introduces...
kr 349.00
Mer informasjon