Success in Referential Communication: 80 - Rilegato

Paul, M.

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ISBN 10: 0792359747 ISBN 13: 9780792359746

Casa editrice: Springer-Verlag GmbH, 1999

Riassunto

This text discusses the philosophy of language, focusing on referential uptake, that is, the question of what counts as properly "understanding" a referring act in communication. In this text, the particular line pursued goes back to Strawson's work on re-identification, but the immediate influence is that of Gareth Evans. It is argued that traditional and recent proposals fail to account for success in referential communication. A novel account is developed, resembling Evans' account, in combining an external success condition with a Fregean one. But, in contrast to Evans, greater emphasis is placed on the action-enabling side of communication. Further topics discussed include the role of mental states in accounting for communication, the impact of re-identification on the understanding of referring acts and Donnellan's referential/attributive distinction. This text is useful for philosophers, cognitive scientists and semanticists.

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Contenuti

Acknowledgements. Conventions. Introduction. 1. Characterizing Referential Communication. 2. Mental States in Referential Communication. 3. Re-Identification in Referential Communication. 4. Accounting for Mental Reference. 5. Traditional Accounts of Success in Referential Communication. 6. Evans' Account of Success in Referential Communication. 7. A New Account of Success in Referential Communication. References. Index.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Springer-Verlag GmbH
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0792359747
• ISBN 13: 9780792359746
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 212
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: gpsr@libri.de; gpsr@libri.de; ; Europaallee 1; Bad Hersfeld; 36244; Germania