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A volume of studies in philosophical logic by a group of younger philosophers in the UK. There is a core of problems in the theory of meaning which have been accorded a central importance by philosophers, logicians and theoretical linguists, and which have stimulated some of the most powerful and original work in these subjects.

Table of Contents
Introduction; 1. The problem of necessary truth E. J. Craig; 2. 'Alternative' in 'alternative logic' Susan Haack; 3. Quantification, modality, and indirect speech Thomas Baldwin; 4. Proper names, reference, and rigid designation Christopher Peacocke; 5. Conversational implicatures Ralph C. S. Walker; 6. The identity of propositions Simon Blackburn; Bibliographical index.

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 6/18/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521113502, 978-0521113502
      ISBN10: 0521113504
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      Book Synopsis
      A volume of studies in philosophical logic by a group of younger philosophers in the UK. There is a core of problems in the theory of meaning which have been accorded a central importance by philosophers, logicians and theoretical linguists, and which have stimulated some of the most powerful and original work in these subjects.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; 1. The problem of necessary truth E. J. Craig; 2. 'Alternative' in 'alternative logic' Susan Haack; 3. Quantification, modality, and indirect speech Thomas Baldwin; 4. Proper names, reference, and rigid designation Christopher Peacocke; 5. Conversational implicatures Ralph C. S. Walker; 6. The identity of propositions Simon Blackburn; Bibliographical index.

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