| Description |
x, 428 p. |
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Philosophical essays ; v. 1 |
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Burge, Tyler.
Philosophical essays ; v. 1.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The origins of these essays -- Introduction -- Presupposition -- A projection problem for speaker presupposition -- Pt. 2. Language and linguistic competence -- Linguistics and psychology -- Semantics and psychology -- Semantics and semantic competence -- The necessity argument -- Truth, meaning, and understanding -- Truth and meaning in perspective -- Pt. 3. Semantics and pragmatics -- Naming and asserting -- The gap between meaning and assertion : why what we literally say often differs from what our words literally mean -- Drawing the line between meaning and implicaturem and relating both to assertion -- Pt. 4. Descriptions -- Incomplete definite descriptions -- Donnellan's referential/attributive distinction -- Why incomplete descriptions don't refute Russell's theory of descriptions -- Meaning and use : lessons for legal interpretation -- Interpreting legal texts : what is and what is not special about the law. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Language and languages -- Philosophy.
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Linguistics.
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Semantics.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0691136807 (v. 1 : hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9780691136806 (v. 1 : hardcover : alk. paper) |
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0691136815 (v. 1. : pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780691136813 (v. 1. : pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9781400837847 (electronic bk.) |
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