A Companion to Philosophy of Language

Bob Hale is Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at the University of Glasgow. His philosophical interests lie mainly in the philosophy of mathematics and the philosophy of logic and language, and he has written numerous articles in all of these areas. He is also author of Abstract Objects (Blackwell Publishers, 1997). Crispin Wright is Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at the University of St Andrews. He has published widely in the philosophy of mathematics, logic and language including Frege's Conception of Numbers as Objects (1983), Truth and Objectivity (1992), and Realism, Meaning, and Truth, Second Edition (Blackwell Publishers, 1993).

Preface.Notes on Contributors.Part I: Meaning and Theories of Meaning:1. Meaning and Truth Conditions: From Frege's Grand Design to Davidson's: David Wiggins (University of Oxford).2. Meaning, Use, Verification: John Skorupski (University of St Andrews).3. Intention and Convention: Anita Avramides (St Hilda's College, University of Oxford).4. Pragmatics: Charles Travis (University of Stirling).5. A Guide to Naturalising Semantics: Charles Travis (University of Stirling).6. Meaning and Privacy: Edward Craig (University of Cambridge).7. Tacit Knowledge: Alexander Miller (University of Michigan).8. Radical Interpretation: Jane Heal (University of Cambridge).9. Propositional Attitudes: Mark Richard (Tufts University).10. Holism: Christopher Peacocke (University of Oxford).11. Metaphor: Richard Moran (Harvard University).Part II: Language, Truth and Reality:12. Realism and its Oppositions: Bob Hale (University of Glasgow).13. Theories of Truth: Ralph C. S. Walker (Magdalen College, University of Oxford).14. Analyticity: Paul Artin Boghossian (New York University).15. Rule-following, Objectivity and Meaning: Bob Hale (University of Oxford).16. The Interdeterminacy of Translation: Crispin Wright (University of St. Andrews).17. Putnam's Model-theoretical Argument against Metaphysical Realism: Bob Hale and Crispin Wright (University of St. Andrews).18. Sorites: R. M. Sainsbury and Timothy Williamson (University of Edinburgh).Part III: Reference, Identity and Necessity:19. Modality: Bob Hale (University of Oxford).20. Essentialism: Graeme Forbes (Tulane University).21. Reference and Necessity: Robert Stalnaker (MIT).22. Names and Rigid Designation: Jason Stanley (Cornell University).23. Indexicals and Demonstratives: John Perry (Stanford University).24. Objects and Criteria of Identity: E. J. Lowe (University of Durham).25. Relative Identity: Harold Noonan (University of Birmingham).Glossary.Index.