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In Meanings and Other Things fourteen leading philosophers explore central themes in the writings of Stephen Schiffer, a leading figure in philosophy since the 1970s. Topics range from theories of meaning to moral cognitivism, the nature of paradox, and the problem of vagueness. Schiffer's responses set out his current thinking.

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In Meanings and Other Things fourteen leading philosophers explore central themes in the writings of Stephen Schiffer, a leading figure in philosophy since the 1970s. Topics range from theories of meaning to moral cognitivism, the nature of paradox, and the problem of vagueness. Schiffer's responses set out his current thinking.
Autorenporträt
Gary Ostertag received his PhD at the Graduate Center, CUNY, writing under Stephen Schiffer. From 2009-2014 he was director of The Saul Kripke Center, where he oversaw the publication of Philosophical Troubles and Reference and Existence. His publications include the edited volume, Definite Descriptions: A Reader (MIT, 1998), and articles, reviews and book chapters in the philosophy of language, the history of analytic philosophy, and musical ontology. Prior to teaching at CUNY and Nassau he was Senior Programmer at Information Builders, Inc., in New York.