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Meaning.
What is meaning? Paul Horwich presents an original philosophical theory, demonstrates its richness, and defends it against all comers. At the core of his theory is the idea, made famous by Wittgenstein, that the meaning of a word derives from its use; Horwich articulates this idea in a new way that...
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
1998.
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Table des matières:
- 1. Introduction; 2. Pseudo-Constraints on an Adequate Account of Meaning; 3. Meaning as Use; 4. Truth; 5. Reference; 6. Implicit Definition, Analytic Truth, and A Priori Knowledge; 7. The Composition of Meanings; 8. Norms of Language; 9. Quelling Quine's Qualms; 10. A Straight Solution to Kripke's Sceptical Paradox; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.