Assertion
Subtitle: new philosophical essays
By: edited by Jessica Brown and Herman Cappelen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780199573004
Subjects: Semantics (Philosophy); Truth; Representation (Philosophy); Theory of Knowledge; Philosophy; Language and languages; Speech acts (Linguistics)
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.