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Ontological Relativity and Other Essays
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The article was published on 1969-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 2239 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Fundamental ontology & Ontology.read more
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On epistemic conceptions of meaning: use, meaning and normativity
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that the notion of meaning is determined by norms of use and that the relevant norms are epistemic, and that meaning can be determined by act/object confusion.
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Conceptual agreement theory
TL;DR: The Conceptual Agreement Theory (CAT) as mentioned in this paper is a theory of meaning that specifies the conditions under which two individuals (or one individual at two points in time) will infer they share a diffuse referent.
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Language, games and language games
TL;DR: In this article, the authors model the evolution of professional codes and dialects using Wittgenstein's idea of a language game and argue that certain codes, such as those based on the real number system, lead to more reliable strategies in language games.