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 wide variety of souces, mostly periodicals, which may not be conveniently available to the university student or the general reader. The editor of each volume contributes an introductory essay on the items chosen and on the question which which they deal. A selective bibliography is appended as a guide to further reading.

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction

312 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