From Naming to Saying

<i>From Naming to Saying</i> explores the classicquestion of the unity of the proposition, combining an historical approach with contemporary causal theories to offer a unique and novel solution. <br /> <ul> <li style=”list-style: none”><br /> </li> <li>Presents compelling and sophisticated answers to questions about how language represents the world.<br /> </li> <li>Defends a novel approach to the classical question about the unity of the proposition.<br /> </li> <li>Examines three key historical theories: Frege’s doctrine of concept and object, Russell’s analysis of the sentence, and Wittgenstein’s picture theory of meaning.<br /> </li> <li>Combines an historical approach with discussion and defense of a contemporary causal theory of the unity of the proposition.<br /> </li> <li>Establishes a view compatible with, though not dependent on, a causal theory of meaning.</li> </ul>