Semantic pluralism
By: Emanuel Viebahn
Series: Studies in theoretical philosophy -- vol. 8; Studies in theoretical philosophy -- v.8.
Publisher: Vittorio Klostermann
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Frankfurt am Main
Language: eng
Number of pages: 162
ISBN-13: 9783465043485
Copyright date: 2019
Subjects: Pluralism; Semantics
Notes: Based on thesis (doctoral)--University Oxford, 2015.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [155]-162).
Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Impressum; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Semantics: aims, explanations and theories; 2.1 The aims of semantic theorising; 2.2 Methods and explanations in semantics; 2.3 Four kinds of semantic theories; 3. The case for Semantic Pluralism; 3.1 The argument from unspecific contexts; 3.2 The argument from explanatory value; 3.3 Objections and replies; 4. Semantic Pluralism; 4.1 Flexible Pluralism; 4.2 Strong Pluralism; 4.3 Pluralist semantics; 4.4 Pluralism from a Gricean model of communication; 4.5 Pluralism and what is said;; title: 5. Responding to objections to Semantic Pluralism; 5.1. The instability objection; 5.2 The objection from truth-value judgements; 5.3 The objection from validity judgements; 5.4 The objection from belief; 5.5 The objection from literality judgements; 6. Outlook; Bibliography.