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This book includes famous papers such as 'The Problem of the Essential Indexical' and 'Frege on Demonstratives' and 'Cognitive Significance and New Theories of Reference'; papers co-authored with Mark Crimmins ('The Prince and the Phone Booth') and David Israel ('Fodor on Psychological Explanations') and related papers on situation semantics, direct reference, and the structure of belief. Perry has added 'afterwords' that discuss responses to his work by Gareth Evans, Robert Stalnaker, Barbara Partee, Howard Wettstein and others. The word 'I' is called an 'indexical' which means who it stands for depends on who says it, not just on its meaning. Other indexicals are 'you', 'here' and 'now'. Perry discusses how these words work, and why they express important philosophical thoughts. He claims that indexicals pose a challenge to traditional assumptions about language and thought, and for that reason a number of these papers sparked lively debates.
About the Author: John Perry is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University, where he taught from 1974 to 2008, and from the University of California, Riverside, where he taught from 2008 to 2014. He has written books and articles on semantics (including pioneering work on situation semantics, with Jon Barwise), personal identity, the philosophy of language consciousness and other philosophical topics. He is the recipient of numerous awards for teaching and research, including honorary degrees from Doane College, the University of the Basque Country, and Bochum University. He is a researcher at the Center for the Study of Language and Information (CSLI).
Title: Problem of the Essential Indexical and Other...
Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Inf
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: As New
Edition: 2nd Edition
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8vo. pp xvi, 391. Original publisher's grey and red cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. This book includes famous papers such as 'The Problem of the Essential Indexical' and 'Frege on Demonstratives' and 'Cognitive Significance and New Theories of Reference'. ISBN: 1575862468 Very good plus. Seller Inventory # C42095
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Condition: New. This book includes papers on situation semantics and the structure of belief. Num Pages: 300 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662. . 2000. 2 Rev ed. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9781575862460
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