Leonard Linsky
American philosopher
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Leonard Linsky (November 13, 1922 – August 27, 2012)[1] was an American philosopher of language. He was an Emeritus Professor of the University of Chicago.
DiedAugust 27, 2012 (aged 89)
Leonard Linsky | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 13, 1922 |
| Died | August 27, 2012 (aged 89) |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Thesis | A Study in Meaning: the Interchangeability of Expressions in Non-extensional Contexts (1949) |
| Philosophical work | |
| Institutions | University of Chicago |
Philosophical work
Linsky was best known for work on the theory of reference, and also as a historian of early analytical philosophy.[2] He is often cited as an example of the "orthodox view" in the theory of reference.[3] He questioned the "intensional isomorphism" concept of Rudolf Carnap.[4]
Books
Authored
- Referring, London: Routledge & Keagan Paul, 1967.
- Names and Descriptions, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1977.
- Oblique Contexts, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983.
Edited
- Semantics and the Philosophy of Language: A Collection of Readings, Urbana, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, 1952.
- Reference and Modality (Oxford Readings in Philosophy), Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1971.
