Overlooking Conventions
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Overlooking Conventions
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Author : Michael Devitt
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-10-08
Overlooking Conventions written by Michael Devitt and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-08 with Philosophy categories.
This book criticizes the methodology of the recent semantics-pragmatics debate in the theory of language and proposes an alternative. It applies this methodology to argue for a traditional view against a group of “contextualists” and “pragmatists”, including Sperber and Wilson, Bach, Carston, Recanati, Neale, and many others. The author disagrees with these theorists who hold that the meaning of the sentence in an utterance never, or hardly ever, yields its literal truth-conditional content, even after disambiguation and reference fixing; it needs to be pragmatically supplemented in context. The standard methodology of this debate is to consult intuitions. The book argues that theories should be tested against linguistic usage. Theoretical distinctions, however intuitive, need to be scientifically motivated. Also we should not be guided by Grice’s “Modified Occam’s Razor”, Ruhl’s “Monosemantic Bias”, or other such strategies for “meaning denialism”. From this novel perspective, the striking examples of context relativity that motivate contextualists and pragmatists typically exemplify semantic rather than pragmatic properties. In particular, polysemous phenomena should typically be treated as semantic ambiguity. The author argues that conventions have been overlooked, that there’s no extensive “semantic underdetermination” and that the new theoretical framework of “truth-conditional pragmatics” is a mistake.
Reference And Beyond
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Author : Michael Devitt
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2025-07-31
Reference And Beyond written by Michael Devitt and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-07-31 with Philosophy categories.
In Reference and Beyond, Michael Devitt explores philosophy of language from a naturalistic approach. A dominant theme of this book is the semantics of proper names, definite descriptions, and demonstratives. It shows that these terms have conventional "referential" uses to express "singular" thoughts. Those uses are explained by a unified "causal" theory: a term's reference is largely fixed in an object by a causal link between the person and the object when it is, or was, the focus of that person's perception. Furthermore, Devitt argues that a term's meaning is its largely causal mode of reference. So, a related theme is the rejection of the "direct reference" view that the meaning of a name is its bearer. Another theme in Reference and Beyond concerns thoughts and their ascriptions, including "de se" thoughts and Kripke's Paderewski puzzle. Devitt approaches the semantics of ascriptions from a perspective on thoughts, thus according with the slogan, "Put Metaphysics First," that governs the author's approach to all philosophical problems. A further framework is naturalism. Languages are parts of the spatio-temporal world playing causal roles in virtue of certain properties, "meanings." The task of a theory of language is then to explain the nature of those causally significant properties. The book takes a very dim view of the popular idea that "propositions" have a place in explanations of meanings. The naturalism leads to a rejection of the received view that theories of language must rest on an evidential base of speakers' intuitions and to a search for a respectable empirical base.
Linguistic Luck
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Author : Abrol Fairweather
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2023
Linguistic Luck written by Abrol Fairweather and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
There has been much philosophical interest in the role of luck in ethics and epistemology; now this volume brings the topic to the fore in philosophy of language. Eleven new essays explore the diversity, scope, and mode of operation of luck-reducing mechanisms in language, without which linguistic communication would be impossible.
Current Controversies In Epistemology
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Author : Ram Neta
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-05-09
Current Controversies In Epistemology written by Ram Neta and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-09 with Philosophy categories.
Epistemology is one of the oldest, yet still one of the most active, areas of philosophical research today. There currently exists many annotated tomes of primary sources, and a handful of single-authored introductions to the field, but there is no book that captures epistemology’s dynamic growth and lively debates for a student audience. In this volume, eight leading philosophers debate four topics central to recent research in epistemology: The A Priori: C. S. I. Jenkins and Michael Devitt The A Posteriori: Richard Fumerton and Nicholas Silins The Regress of Justification: Declan Smithies and Peter Klein Skepticism: Anthony Brueckner and Ernest Sosa Ram Neta’s introduction to the volume, descriptions of each chapter, annotated bibliographies for each controversy, and supplemental guide to further controversies in epistemology (with bibliographies) help provide clearer and richer views of active controversies for all readers.
Property Versatility And Copredication
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Author : David Liebesman
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2025-05-05
Property Versatility And Copredication written by David Liebesman and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-05-05 with Philosophy categories.
Nearly all properties are, to a certain extent, versatile: there are many different ways to instantiate them. Consider a light-blue scarf and a dark-blue gemstone. They share the property of being blue, despite being different kinds of objects and differing in the way in which they are blue. The key insight explored in this book is that this apparently mundane observation should be extended: many properties are considerably more versatile than theorists typically take them to be. This insight turns out to be incredibly powerful in addressing a wide range of issues in the philosophy of language, metaphysics, and beyond. One such issue is the problem of copredication. Copredication sentences such as 'Lunch was delicious but took hours' are common yet puzzling. These sentences can be true despite seemingly ascribing incompatible properties: it appears that only the food eaten can be delicious, and only the event attended can take hours. This book offers a comprehensive discussion of the problem of copredication, including a critical evaluation of extant approaches to the problem and culminating with a defence of the Property Versatility approach to copredication. In addition, the book demonstrates how Property Versatility is a powerful tool in addressing a wide range of issues beyond copredication, including the semantics of generics, the metaphysics of establishments and repeatable artworks, fictional discourse, and the nature of ambiguity, as well as a host of others.
Meetings And Conventions
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981-07
Meetings And Conventions written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981-07 with Congresses and conventions categories.
Society S Choices Navigating The Labyrinth Of Social Conventions
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Author : Pasquale De Marco
language : en
Publisher: Pasquale De Marco
Release Date : 2025-07-09
Society S Choices Navigating The Labyrinth Of Social Conventions written by Pasquale De Marco and has been published by Pasquale De Marco this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-07-09 with Social Science categories.
Social conventions are the unwritten rules that govern our interactions with others. They shape everything from the way we greet each other to the way we conduct business. Conventions can be found in every aspect of our lives, from the language we speak to the clothes we wear. In this thought-provoking book, Pasquale De Marco takes a deep dive into the world of social conventions. Drawing on a variety of disciplines, including sociology, psychology, economics, and anthropology, Pasquale De Marco provides a comprehensive understanding of this complex and multifaceted phenomenon. Pasquale De Marco begins by examining the origins and evolution of conventions. He argues that conventions are not simply arbitrary rules, but rather that they serve a vital function in maintaining social order and cooperation. Conventions help us to coordinate our actions and expectations, and they provide us with a sense of predictability and stability. However, Pasquale De Marco also acknowledges that conventions can sometimes be limiting and oppressive. They can stifle individual creativity and autonomy, and they can perpetuate social inequalities. In some cases, conventions can even lead to conflict and violence. Pasquale De Marco also explores the role of conventions in a globalized world. In a world where people from different cultures and backgrounds are increasingly interacting with each other, the need for shared conventions is greater than ever before. However, the challenge of coordinating conventions across borders can be daunting. Pasquale De Marco concludes by arguing that conventions are essential for social life, but that they must be constantly renegotiated and adapted to meet the changing needs of society. He calls for a more nuanced understanding of conventions, one that recognizes both their benefits and their limitations. This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the complex and fascinating world of social conventions. It is essential reading for sociologists, psychologists, economists, and anthropologists, as well as for anyone interested in the human condition. If you like this book, write a review!
Further Advances In Pragmatics And Philosophy
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Author : Alessandro Capone
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-01-18
Further Advances In Pragmatics And Philosophy written by Alessandro Capone and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-18 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book builds on the idea that pragmatics and philosophy are strictly interconnected and that advances in one area will generate consequential advantages in the other area. The first part of the book, entitled ‘Theoretical Approaches to Philosophy of Language’, contains contributions by philosophers of language on connectives, intensional contexts, demonstratives, subsententials, and implicit indirect reports. The second part, ‘Pragmatics in Discourse’, presents contributions that are more empirically based or of a more applicative nature and that deal with the pragmatics of discourse, argumentation, pragmatics and law, and context. The book presents perspectives which, generally, make most of the Gricean idea of the centrality of a speaker’s intention in attribution of meaning to utterances, whether one is interested in the level of sentence-like units or larger chunks of discourse.
The Hotel Monthly
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Author : John Willy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1927
The Hotel Monthly written by John Willy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1927 with Bars (Drinking establishments) categories.
South African Treaties Conventions Agreements And State Papers Subsisting On The 1st Day Of September 1898
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Author : Cape of Good Hope (South Africa). Prime Minister
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898
South African Treaties Conventions Agreements And State Papers Subsisting On The 1st Day Of September 1898 written by Cape of Good Hope (South Africa). Prime Minister and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) categories.