Meaning and Reference

Oxford Readings in Philosophy

by A.W. Moore (Editor)

The aim of this series is to bring together important recent writings in major areas of philosophical inquiry, selected from a variety of sources, mostly periodicals, which may not be conveniently available to the university student or flee general reader. The editor of each volume contributes an introductory essay on the items chosen and on the questions with which they deal. A selective bibliography is appended as a guide to further reading.
This volume presents a selection of the most important writings in the debate on the nature of meaning and reference which started at the end of the nineteenth century with Frege's classic essay 'On Sense and Reference'. This subject lies at the very heart of the philosophy of language.

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction

308 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1993

About the author

Adrian William Moore (born 1956) is a Professor of Philosophy and Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Oxford and Tutorial Fellow of St Hugh's College, Oxford.

Reviews

[Richard Newton · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book contains a good selection of some of the most essential papers for those who are interested in philosophical logic or the philosophy of language. It contains key writings by Frege, Russell, Kripke, Quine and Putnam amongst others - covering the key debates the have followed on from Frege's breakthrough thinking on sense and reference. If you are interested in or studying these topics, then this book will save you a lot of time digging around for these critical papers.

[Harry Vincent · Rating 4 out of 5]

8/10 - Great resource