Philosophical Writing: An Introduction, 4th Edition, features numerous updates and revisions to A.P. Martinich s best-selling text that instructs beginning philosophy students on how to craft a well-written philosophical essay.

What is meaning? How is linguistic communication possible? What is the nature of language? What is the relationship between language and the world? How do metaphors work? The Philosophy of Language, considered the essential text in its field, is an excellent introduction to such fundamental questions. This revised edition collects forty-eight of the most important articles in the field, making it the most up-to-date and comprehensive volume on the subject. Revised toaddress changing trends an...