Title: How to think about meaning /
Authors: Saka, Paul.
Publisher: Springer,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Meaning (Philosophy); Semantics.; Reference (Linguistics)
Abstract: "According to the dominant theory of meaning, truth-conditional semantics, to explain the meaning of a statement is to specify the conditions necessary and sufficient for its truth. Classical truth-conditional semantics is coming under increasing attack, however, from contextualists and inferentialists, who agree that meaning is located in the mind."
Contents: From the contents Preface.- Notational Conventions.- Part I: Theoretical Issues.- -- Introduction.- -- The Case of the Missing Truth-Conditions.- -- Foundations of Attitudinal Semantics.- -- Objections and Replies.- Part II: Case Studies.- -- Hate Speech.- -- Ambiguity.- -- Quotation and Use-Mention.- -- Liars and Truth-tellers.- Conclusion.- References.- Index.