Propositional Content

Peter Hanks is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Minnesota. His research is in philosophy of language and the history of analytic philosophy.

• AcknowledgementsIntroduction1: Three pictures of content2: The problem of the unity of the proposition3: Predication and unity4: Cancellation and the content-force distinction5: Proper names and types of reference acts6: Empty names7: Propositional attitude reports8: First-person propositions9: Asking and orderingConclusionReferencesIndex

Propositional Content is a highly enjoyable and interesting contribution to the literature on the nature and role of propositions in philosophy. Moreover, by providing a detailed, book-length defense of the type-view of propositions, PC reinforces this way of thinking about propositions as a main contender in this area. . . . [it] is to be praised for raising a range of central questions, and for thoughtfully and clearly showing how the view of propositions as types of acts handles a host of issues. It should be a must-read for anyone interested in the nature of propositions.