{"product_id":"meanings-and-other-things-gary-ostertag-9780199684939","title":"Meanings and Other Things: Themes from the Work of Stephen Schiffer","description":"Stephen Schiffer's writing has been central to analytic philosophy of language and mind since the 1970s. In 1972 his book \u003cem\u003eMeaning\u003c\/em\u003e launched an important research program into Gricean, or intention-based, approaches to linguistic meaning, which would come to dominate much subsequent theorizing about language. A sea change occurred in 1987 with the publication of \u003cem\u003eRemnants of Meaning\u003c\/em\u003e. Schiffer here repudiated the project initiated by \u003cem\u003eMeaning\u003c\/em\u003e, arguing that the theory of public-language meaning it described and the account of mental representation it required were based on false presuppositions. The ramifications here were far reaching and set the agenda for discussions in the philosophy of language and mind for a generation. In 2003, \u003cem\u003eThe Things We Mean\u003c\/em\u003e initiated a more positive program, but one informed by the negative results of \u003cem\u003eRemnants\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eThings\u003c\/em\u003e also reflected the broadening of Schiffer's concerns, which now extended to metaphysics, metaethics, and the skeptical paradoxes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMeanings and Other Things\u003c\/em\u003e fourteen leading philosophers explore central themes in Schiffer's writings. Topics range from theories of meaning to moral cognitivism, the nature of paradox, and the problem of vagueness. The volume also contains a comprehensive introduction that describes the evolution of Schiffer's thought, and closes with Schiffer's replies to his critics, extended essays that bring us up to date on Schiffer's current thinking on the themes that have defined not only his career, but philosophy of language as it is now practised.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Ostertag\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199684936\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199684939\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 548\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.50d","brand":"Gary Ostertag","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47419026440447,"sku":"9780199684939","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_018bc783-726a-4aa4-b8e9-8f6b9b11fa40.jpg?v=1761508995","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/meanings-and-other-things-gary-ostertag-9780199684939","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}