Philosophy of Language: 50 Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Thought Experiments - Paperback

by Michael P. Wolf (Author)

This book offers fifty short chapter entries on topics in the philosophy of language. Each addresses a paradox, a longstanding puzzle, or a major theme that has emerged in the field, tracing overlap with issues in philosophy of mind, cognitive science, ethics, political philosophy, and literature.

Author Biography

Michael P. Wolf is Professor of Philosophy at Washington and Jefferson College. He writes on topics in philosophy of language, epistemology, and metaethics. His published works include The Normative and the Natural (2016) with Jeremy Koons, and numerous articles in journals such as Philosophical Studies, Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, and Philosophical Investigations.