Philosophy of language and reality

Professor Panu Raatikainen’s academic work in philosophy ranges from the philosophy of mind and language to truth and science, logic and mathematics. His signature contribution in any area is bringing argumentative transparency to foggy and complex debates. In the words of Professor Timothy Williamson, one of the authors of this collection, Raatikainen has struck many of his colleagues as “a force both for sanity and clarity – two quite different virtues”.

This edited volume brings together leading philosophers who have encountered Panu Raatikainen in various academic occasions, as well as past and present colleagues. It contains essays on three central topics in analytic philosophy: the nature of reality in which we live, the nature of truth of claims or thoughts about reality, and the nature of language expressing these thoughts and referring to reality. The book also contains novel philosophical reflections on the nature of philosophy itself. The articles engage in critical, constructive dialogue with Raatikainen's key ideas and arguments.

The Open Access book published by Tampere University Press is available e.g. on the publisher’s platform.