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.

• Acknowledgements Introduction 1: Three pictures of content 2: The problem of the unity of the proposition 3: Predication and unity 4: Cancellation and the content-force distinction 5: Proper names and types of reference acts 6: Empty names 7: Propositional attitude reports 8: First-person propositions 9: Asking and ordering Conclusion References Index

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.