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A history of philosophy 80 philosophy of language youtube. Scott soames is distinguished professor of philosophy at the university of southern california, specialising in the philosophy of language and the history of analytic philosophy. Philosophy of language scott soames bok 97806918664. Scott soames, philosophy of language princeton university press, 2010, pp. He is a professor of philosophy at the university of southern california since 2004, and before that at princeton university. Scott soamess two volume work philosophical analysis in the twentieth century1. About scott soames i was an undergraduate in philosophy at stanford university, and a graduate student studying linguistics and philosophy at m. Home scott soames website usc dana and david dornsife. The analytic tradition in philosophy, volume 2 princeton.
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