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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
2007.
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| Series: | Philosophical Studies Series ;
109 |
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
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.
