{"product_id":"language-names-and-information-frank-jackson-9781405161589","title":"Language, Names, and Information","description":"\u003ci\u003eLanguage, Names, and Information\u003c\/i\u003e is an important contribution to philosophy of language by one of its foremost scholars, challenging the pervasive view that the description theory of proper names is dead in the water, and defending a version of the description theory from a perspective on language that sees words as a wonderful source of information about the nature of the world we live in. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eChallenges current pervasive view that the description theory of reference for proper names has been refuted\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses several topics at the center of current debates, including representation and information, two-dimensionalism, possible worlds, and broad vs. narrow content\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMaintains the conversational and somewhat informal tone of the original lectures upon which the book is based\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank Jackson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405161582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405161589\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 6.20w x 0.60d","brand":"Frank Jackson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136614707455,"sku":"9781405161589","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a4da4ad7-d143-40c4-97ec-20a451e8b062.jpg?v=1770163783","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/language-names-and-information-frank-jackson-9781405161589","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}