Subject: Philosophy Book Title: The Magic Prism
The Magic Prism
An Essay in the Philosophy of Language
Wettstein, Howard
Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Riverside
Print publication date: 2004
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: January 2005
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-516052-9
doi:10.1093/0195160525.001.0001
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: January 2005
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-516052-9
doi:10.1093/0195160525.001.0001
Abstract:
This book presents the development of an anti-Fregean conception on the philosophy of language. It argues that Wittgenstein not only anticipated the important features of the anti-Fregean approach, but provided a deeper and more satisfying rationale than recent works. Where Wittgenstein sharply diverged from the anti-Fregeans, he pointed the way forward.
Keywords: Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, philosophy of language
Keywords: Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, philosophy of language
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Two Fundamental Problems: Frege's Classical Approach
2. Russell (and More Frege)
3. Revolution in the Philosophy of Language
4. Supplanting Linguistic Cartesianism
5. A Father of the Revolution
6. The Puzzles: Informative Identity
7. Essentialism about Meaning: Empty Names
8. Bringing Belief Down to Earth: Part I
9. Bringing Belief Down to Earth: Part II
10. Whither Propositions?
Index
doi:10.1093/0195160525.001.0001
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