Meaning, Understanding, and Practice: Philosophical Essays by Barry Stroud (Engl

Description: Meaning, Understanding, and Practice by Barry Stroud Meaning, Understanding, and Practice is a selection of the most notable essays of an eminent contemporary philosopher on a set of central topics in analytic philosophy. Barry Stroud offers penetrating studies of meaning, understanding, necessity, and the intentionality of thought, with particular reference to the thought of Wittgenstein. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Meaning, Understanding, and Practice is a selection of the most notable essays of a leading contemporary philosopher on a set of central topics in the subject. Barry Stroud offers penetrating studies of meaning, understanding, necessity, and the intentionality of thought. One question running through many of the essays is how much can be expected from a philosophical account of a persons understanding the meaning of something, and whether it can succeedwithout implying that the person understands many other things as well. Five of the essays focus on the philosophy of Wittgenstein, and at least that many others work with ideas derived from Wittgenstein. In ahelpful introduction Stroud explains how the essays are related to one another and how some of his ideas about these questions developed over the years. Author Biography Barry Stroud is Mills Professor of Metaphysics and Epistemology at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of Hume (1977, winner of the Matchette Prize awarded by the American Philosophical Association), The Significance of Philosophical Scepticism (1984), The Quest for Reality (1999), and another volume of philosophical essays, Understanding Human Knowledge (2000). Table of Contents Introduction1: Wittgenstein and Logical Necessity (1965)2: Conventionalism and the Indeterminacy of Translation (1968)3: Inference, Belief, and Understanding (1979)4: Evolution and the Necessities of Thought (1981)5: Wittgensteins Treatment of the Quest for a language which describes my inner experiences and which only I myself can understand (1983)6: Wittgenstein on Meaning, Understanding, and Community (1990)7: Quines Physicalism (1990)8: Meaning, Understanding, and Translation (1990)9: The Background of Thought (1991)10: Quine on Exile and Acquiescence (1995)11: Mind, Meaning, and Practice (1996)12: The Theory of Meaning and the Practice of Communication (1998)13: Private Objects, Physical Objects, and Ostension (2000)Index Promotional Written by one of the leading figures in contemporary philosophy Long Description Meaning, Understanding, and Practice is a selection of the most notable essays of a leading contemporary philosopher on a set of central topics in the subject. Barry Stroud offers penetrating studies of meaning, understanding, necessity, and the intentionality of thought. One question running through many of the essays is how much can be expected from a philosophical account of a persons understanding the meaning of something, and whether it can succeedwithout implying that the person understands many other things as well. Five of the essays focus on the philosophy of Wittgenstein, and at least that many others work with ideas derived from Wittgenstein. In a helpful introduction Stroud explains how the essays are related to one another and how some of hisideas about these questions developed over the years. Feature Key writings on deep problems at the centre of philosophyFeatures notable contributions to Wittgenstein StudiesPublished simultaneously in paperback with a companion volume, Understanding Human Knowledge Details ISBN0199252149 Author Barry Stroud Pages 252 Publisher Oxford University Press Year 2002 ISBN-10 0199252149 ISBN-13 9780199252145 Format Paperback Subtitle Philosophical Essays Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 146.4 Illustrations index Short Title MEANING UNDERSTANDING & PRAC Language English Media Book Affiliation Group of Policy Advisers, European Commission DOI 10.1604/9780199252145 UK Release Date 2002-07-04 Publication Date 2002-07-04 AU Release Date 2002-07-04 NZ Release Date 2002-07-04 Illustrator Anais Goldemberg Edited by Kok Khoo Phua Birth 1927 Position Senior Lecturer Qualifications PhD Alternative 9780198250340 Audience Professional & Vocational Imprint Oxford University Press We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:53301138;

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