What's in a Name?

"Using his probing intelligence to criticize the views of pundits from Locke to Chomsky, from Ayer to religious apologists, G. A. Wells has produced a lively essay on the persistent mistakes that have been made in understanding the relations among things, words, and ideas. The chapter entitled ''Language and the Bible'' is a gem. It should delight skeptics even as it challenges believers. What''s...