Meaning, Expression and Thought
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- Author: Wayne A. Davis, Georgetown University, Washington DC
- Date Published: August 2007
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- isbn: 9780521039048
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This philosophical treatise on the foundations of semantics represents a systematic effort to clarify, deepen, and defend the classical doctrine that words are conventional signs of mental states; principally, thoughts and ideas; and that meaning consists in their expression. This expression theory of meaning is developed by carrying out the Gricean program, explaining the significance of words to have meaning in terms of speaker meaning, and for a speaker to mean something in terms of intention. Grice's own formulations are rejected, and alternatives are developed.
Read more- Offers a critical assessment of the Gricean program
- Develops the theory of thought as a fundamental cognitive phenomenon distinct from belief and desire
- Provides a philosophical theory of language and its use based on the notion that meaning is to be analysed in terms of mental states
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"In this important book, Davis argues strongly that the traditional view is substantially correct and that it can be developed in ways that avoid standard objections. This work displays impressive erudition and rigorous analysis of central questions in the philosophy of mind and language.... Highly recommended." Choice
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- Date Published: August 2007
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521039048
- length: 676 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 152 x 37 mm
- weight: 0.99kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Introduction
Part I. Semantic Acts and Intentions:
2. Speaker meaning
3. Expression
4. Alternative analyses
5. Communication
6. Reference
Part II. Languages and Semantic Acts:
7. Languages
8. Basic word meaning
9. Conventions
10. Compositional word meaning
11. Living languages
Part III. Thoughts and Ideas:
12. Thought
13. Sentences, propositions and thoughts
14. The constituency thesis
15. Ideas or concepts
16. The possession of concepts
17. The acquisition of concepts
18. The association of ideas
19. Objects, images and conceptions
20. The language of thought hypothesis
Part IV. Ideational Theories of Meaning:
21. Objections to ideational theories
22. Priority objections
23. Incompleteness objections
References
Index.
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