Assertion : new philosophical essays
Brown
Cappelen, HermanContributor
Brown, JessicaContributor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2011.
Assertion is a fundamental feature of language. This volume will be the place to look for anyone interested in current work on the topic. Philosophers of language and epistemologists join forces to elucidate what kind of speech act assertion is particularly in light of relativist views of truth, and how assertion is governed by epistemic norms.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Assertion is a fundamental feature of language. This volume will be the place to look for anyone interested in current work on the topic. Philosophers of language and epistemologists join forces to elucidate what kind of speech act assertion is particularly in light of relativist views of truth, and how assertion is governed by epistemic norms.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 12, 2011).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Speech acts (Linguistics)
Language and languages
Semantics (Philosophy)
Representation (Philosophy)
Knowledge, Theory of
Truth
Journalism & Communications
Communication & Mass Media