Author: William G. Lycan
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: philosophy, contemporary, introductions, routledge, introduction, language
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2008-04-08
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0415957524
ISBN-13: 9780415957526

Philosophy of Language: A Contemporary Introduction introduces the student to the main issues and theories in twentieth century philosophy of language, focusing specifically on linguistic phenomena. Topics are structured in four parts in the book. Part I, Reference and Referring Expressions, includes topics such as Russell’s Theory of Desciptions, Donnellan’s distinction, problems of anaphora, the description theory of proper names, Searle’s cluster theory, and the causal-historical theory. Part II, Theories of Meaning, surveys the competing theories of linguistic meani

Author: John Heil
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: philosophy, contemporary, introductions, routledge, introduction, mind
Number of Pages: 280
Published: 2004-07-01
List price: $35.95
ISBN-10: 0415283566
ISBN-13: 9780415283564

This comprehensive and leading textbook has been revised and reworked building on the themes of the first edition. As before it covers all aspects of the nature of mind, and is ideal for anyone coming to philosophy of mind for the first time.

Authors:Janet McCabe, Kim Akass,
Publisher: I. B. Tauris
Keywords: television, contemporary, reading, american, quality
Number of Pages: 312
Published: 2007-10-15
List price: $26.00
ISBN-10: 1845115112
ISBN-13: 9781845115111

Dealing primarily with the post-1996 era shaped by digital technologies and defined by consumer choice and brand marketing, this book brings together leading scholars, established journalists and experienced broadcasters working in the field of contemporary television to debate what we currently mean by quality TV. They go deep into contemporary American television fictions, from The Sopranos and The West Wing, to CSI and Lost -- innovative, sometimes controversial, always compelling dramas, which one scholar has described as "now better than the movies!" But how do we understand the emergence

Author: Alison Donnell
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: culture, contemporary, encyclopedias, black, companion, british
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2001-11-09
List price: $285.00
ISBN-10: 0415169895
ISBN-13: 9780415169899

This A-Z Companion is the first in-depth reference to Black British cultural production since 1970. Coverage encompasses writing; music; visual and plastic arts; performance works; film and cinema; fashion and design; and intellectual life. Entries include: Asian Dub Foundation * Buddha of Suburbia * Massive Attack * Mel B * Rifat Ozbek * The Booker Prize * Tricky * Youth Culture * A Guy Called Gerald * Black Londoners * Black Arts Movement * Black British * Naomi Campbell * Caribbean Artists Movement * Neneh Cherry * Children’s Publishing * Jazzie B * Multicultural TV * Soul II Soul *

Author: William G. Lycan
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: philosophy, contemporary, introductions, routledge, introduction, language
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 1999-12-31
List price: $115.00
ISBN-10: 0415171156
ISBN-13: 9780415171151

Philosophy of Language introduces the non-specialist to the main issues and theories in twentieth-century philosophy of language, focusing specifically on linguistic phenomena. Part I explores several theories of how proper names, descriptions, and other terms bear a referential relation to non-linguistic objects. Part II surveys competing theories of linguistic meaning and compares their various advantages and liabilities. Part III introduces the basic concepts of linguistic pragmatics, includes a detailed discussion of the problems of indirect force, and Part IV examines linguistic theorie

Author: Robert A. Kloner
Publisher: Humana Press
Keywords: contemporary, cardiology, dysfunction, erectile, disease, heart
Number of Pages: 300
Published: 2004-03-05
List price: $99.50
ISBN-10: 1588292169
ISBN-13: 9781588292162

Author: Michael Huemer
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: contemporary, readings, philosophy, routledge, epistemology
Number of Pages: 619
Published: 2002-05-31
List price: $37.95
ISBN-10: 0415259215
ISBN-13: 9780415259217

Epistemology: Contemporary Readings is a comprehensive anthology that draws together leading philosophers writing on the major themes in epistemology. The book begins with an extended introduction by Robert Audi, one of the leading experts in the field of epistemology in which he sets the stage for the themes of the reader. Each section is prefaced by an introductory essay by the editor. Works include those by Russell, Hume, Berkeley, Quine, Carnap, Nozick, Putnam, Moore, Plato, BonJour, Coady, Carroll, Fumerton, Edwards, Foster, Howson, Urbach, Stove, Empiricus, Oakley, Alston, Gettier, Clar