Themes from Kaplan

by Joseph Almog (Editor), John R. Perry

This anthology of essays on the work of David Kaplan, a leading contemporary philosopher of language, sprang from a conference, "Themes from Kaplan," organized by the Center for the Study of Language and Information at Stanford University. The book contains sixteen papers by such distinguished contributors as Robert M. Adams, Roderick Chisholm, Nathan Salmon, and Scott Soames, and includes Kaplan's hitherto uncollected paper, "Demonstratives," which has for twenty years been one of the most influential pieces in the philosophy of language. These essays examine a broad range of themes related to Kaplan's work; some address his work directly, while others are independent discussions of issues provoked by Kaplan's thought.

Genres: Philosophy, Logic

624 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is one of the most influential collections in the history of "direct reference" theory and the revolution in fomal semantics that happened in the 70's and 80's. kaplan's ground-breaking 'demonstratives' is included and just as insightful today as it was back in 79 (or thereabouts)... worth multiple re-reads