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
Main Author: Saka, Paul (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
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.