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The rule-following debate, in its concern with the metaphysics and epistemology of linguistic meaning and mental content, goes to the heart of the most fundamental questions of contemporary philosophy of mind and language. This volume gathers together the most important contributions to the topic, including papers by Simon Blackburn, Paul Boghossian, Graeme Forbes, Warren Goldfarb, Paul Horwich, John McDowell, Colin McGinn, Ruth Millikan, Philip Pettit, George Wilson, Crispin Wright, and Jose Zalabardo. The debate has centred on Saul Kripke's reading of the rule-following sections in Wittgenstein and his consequent posing of a sceptical paradox that threatens our everyday notions of linguistic meaning and mental content. These essays are attempts to respond to this challenge and represent some of the most important work in contemporary theory of meaning. With an introductory essay and a comprehensive guide to further reading this book is an excellent resource for courses in philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, Wittgenstein, and metaphysics, as well as for all philosophers, linguists, and cognitive scientists with interests in these areas.

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Book category Books in English Language linguistics Philosophy of language

• Full title: Rule-following and Meaning
• Author: Aleander Miller, Crispin Wright
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320
• EAN: 9781902683508
• ISBN: 1902683501
• ID: 05022096
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Weight: 474 g
• Dimensions: 157 × 231 × 24 mm
• Date of publishing: 30. April 2002

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