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Basic Topics in the Philosophy of Language
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In this paper, the authors introduce meaning, speech acts, and communication, and the meaning of "meaning" in speech acts and how performatives work, and present an overview of meaning and truth.Abstract:
Part 1 Meaning, speech acts, and communication: introduction, Kent Bach meaning, H.P. Grice locutionary, illocutionary, perlocutionary, J.L. Austin intention and convention in speech acts, P.F. Strawson logic and conversation, H.P. Grice how performatives work, J.R. Searle. Part 2 Sense and reference: introduction, Nathan Salmon of names, J.S. Mill on sense and reference, G. Frege on denoting, B. Russell reference and definite descriptions, K. Donnellan naming and necessity, S. Kripke the meaning of "meaning", H. Putnam demonstratives, D. Kaplan. Part 3 Opacity and attributions of attitude: introduction, Graeme Forbes referential opacity, W. Quine a puzzle about belief, S. Kripke individualism and the mental, T. Burge frege's puzzle, N. Salmon. Part 4 Meaning and Truth: introduction, Scott Soames the thought - a logical enquiry, G. Frege the semantic conception of truth and the foundations of semantics, A. Tarski what is Tarski's theory of truth?, H. Field truth and meaning, D. Davidson afterward - truth and paradox, Van McGee.read more
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