Naming and Necessity

"Brilliant and very influential . . . stands up as an impressiveand enduring work of philosophy, outstanding in its sweep, clarityand penetration."--Colin McGinn, Times Higher EducationSupplement
 
"When these lectures were first published eight years ago, theystood analytic philosophy on its ear. Everybody was either furious,or exhilarated, or thoroughly perplexed. No one was indifferent.This welcome republication provides a chance to look back at amodern classic, and to say something about why it was found soshocking and liberating."--Richard Rorty, London Review ofBooks