carnie linguistlist org book listed linguist office available review interested reviewing book leading discussion book please contact book review editor andrew carnie carnie linguistlist org please include request message brief statement research interests background affiliation information might valuable help us select suitable reviewer philosophy language platts mark 1997 ways meaning introduction philosophy language 2nd edition mit press cambridge philosophy language isolated philosophical discipline merely technical interest philosophers rather mark platts shows help solve traditional problems areas philosophy metaphysics epistemology ethics ways meaning provides introduction issues forefront philosophy 2nd edition contains new chapter natural kinds