The Greatest Books of All Time on Semantics

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 758 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
5293 Reflections On Language Noam Chomsky 1975 American English
8510 From A Logical Point Of View Willard Van Orman Quine 1953 American English
8554 Word And Object Willard Van Orman Quine 1960 American English
9145 Language And Mind Noam Chomsky 1968 American English
9536 Petit Robert Paul Robert 1967 French French
10287 Naming And Necessity Saul Kripke 1980 American English
17113 Realism And Truth Michael Devitt 1991 American English
17113 The Unfolding Of Language Guy Deutscher 2005 British English
17113 Fields Of Sense: A New Realist Ontology Markus Gabriel 2013 German English
17113 Nagarjuna's Madhyamaka: A Philosophical Introduction Jan Westerhoff 2009 British English
17113 Apoha: Buddhist Nominalism And Human Cognition Mark Siderits, Tom Tillemans, Arindam Chakrabarti American English