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Kit Fine
ISBN: 9781405196697
Format: Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
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Kit Fine argues for a fundamentally new approach to the study of representation in language and thought. His key idea is that there may be representational relationships between expressions or elements of thought that are not grounded in the intrinsic representational features of the expressions or elements themselves.
Introducing a new and ambitious position in the field, Kit Fine's Semantic Relationism is a major contribution to the philosophy of language. * A major contribution to the philosophy of language, now available in paperback* Written by one of today's most respected philosophers* Argues for a fundamentally new approach to the study of representation in language and thought* Proposes that there may be representational relationships between expressions or elements of thought that are not grounded in the intrinsic representational features of the expressions or elements themselves* Forms part of the prestigious new Blackwell/Brown Lectures in Philosophy series, based on an ongoing series of lectures by today's leading philosophers
| ISBN | 1405196696 | | Weight (grammes) | 252 | | ISBN13 | 9781405196697
(What's this?) | | Published in | Chicester | | Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd | | Series title | Blackwell/Brown Lectures in Philosophy | | Imprint | Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) | | Height (mm) | 229 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 157 | | Publication date | 29 Jul 2009 | | Spine width (mm) | 12 | | DEWEY | 401.43 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Alternative ISBN | 9780470690826 | | Pages | 160 | |
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Introduction 1. Coordination among Variables A. The Desiderata B. The Problem C. The Contextualist Response D. The Dismissive Response E. The Instantial Approach F. The Algebraic Approach G. Relational Semantics for First-order Logic 2. Coordination within Language A. Frege's Puzzle B. Rejecting Compositionality C. Semantic Fact D. Closure E. Referentialism Reconsidered F. A Relational Semantics for Names G. Transparency 3. Coordination within Thought A. Intentional Coordination B. Strict Co-representation C. The Content of Thought D. The Cognitive Puzzle 4. Coordination between Speakers A. Kripke's Puzzle B. Some Related Puzzles C. A Response D. A Solution E. A Deeper Puzzle F. A Deeper Solution G. The Role of Variables in Belief Reports H. Some Semantical Morals Postscript: Further Work Index
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