Language, Names, and Information

<i>Language, Names, and Information</i> is an important contribution to philosophy of language by one of its foremost scholars, challenging the pervasive view that the description theory of proper names is dead in the water, and defending a version of the description theory from a perspective on language that sees words as a wonderful source of information about the nature of the world we live in. <ul> <li>Challenges current pervasive view that the description theory of reference for proper names has been refuted</li> <li>Discusses several topics at the center of current debates, including representation and information, two-dimensionalism, possible worlds, and broad vs. narrow content</li> <li>Maintains the conversational and somewhat informal tone of the original lectures upon which the book is based</li> </ul>