Simple Sentences, Substitution, and Intuitions

Jennifer Saul is a professor of philosophy at the University of Sheffield. She is Co-Editor for Feminism entries for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, and on the Editorial Board for Symposia in Gender, Race, and Philosophy. She is on the Executive Committee for the Aristotelian Society and the Society for Women in Philosophy, and on the Analysis Committee.

• Introduction ; 1. Substitution and Simple Sentences ; 2. Simple Sentences and Semantics ; 3. Simple Sentences and Implicatures ; 4. The Enlightenment Problem, and a Common Assumption ; 5. Abandoning (EOI) ; 6. Beyond Matching Propositions ; Appendix A: Extending the Account ; Appendix B: Belief Reporting

A sharp and skillful study... Saul's book constitutes a fresh and incisive contribution to the philosophy of language. It is certainly a msut read for anyone interested in the classic substitution puzzles and also anyone interested in questions about the methodology of semantics and philosophy of language.