How to Think about Meaning

According to the dominant theory of meaning, truth-conditional semantics, to explain the meaning of a statement is to specify the conditions necessary and sufficient for its truth. Classical truth-conditional semantics is coming under increasing attack, however, from contextualists and inferentialis...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Saka, Paul (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edition:1st ed. 2007.
Series:Philosophical Studies Series, 109
Subjects:
Philosophy of mind.
Language and languages > Philosophy.
Semiotics.
Pragmatism.
Metaphysics.
Philosophy.
Philosophy of Mind.
Philosophy of Language.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Theoretical Issues
  • The Case of the Missing Truth-Conditions
  • Foundations of Attitudinal Semantics
  • Objections and Replies
  • Case Studies
  • Hate Speech
  • Ambiguity
  • Quotation and Use-Mention
  • Liars and Truth-Tellers.

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