Collected Papers [Paperback]

This volume collects thirteen papers by one of the leading philosophers of his generation, who died prematurely in 1980. The majority deal with the philosophy of language, informed by a lively sense of the interconnections with issues in metaphysics and the philosophy of mind.

A very impressive body of work....The sheer number of good solid points in these papers makes them rewarding enough, but they are much more than that. They show a highly talented philosopher going hard at important problems with unfailing intelligence and frequent flashes of genuine brilliance, illuminating whatever he touches. Reading them one feels in the presence of a singular intellect. --The Philosophical Review