What is the content of a sentence in context? At most one proposition, says the standard view of propositionalism accepted in much of semantics. A set of propositions, says the hitherto little-explored view of semantic pluralism. The aim of this book is to motivate, develop and defend semantic pluralism. To achieve this aim, the book puts forward two arguments against semantic propositionalism. It spells out two versions of semantic pluralism: flexible pluralism, which takes many expressions to be context-sensitive, and strong pluralism, which denies that context-sensitivity is widespread. And it shows how pluralist theories can reply to several objections that have been lodged against non-propositional semantic theories.
Schlagworte
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Copyrightjahr
2019
ISBN-Print
978-3-465-04348-5
ISBN-Online
978-3-465-14348-2
Verlag
Klostermann, Frankfurt am Main
Reihe
Studies in Theoretical Philosophy
Band
8
Sprache
Englisch
Seiten
162
Produkttyp
Monographie
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis Kein Zugriff Seiten I - X
1. Introduction Kein Zugriff Seiten 1 - 6
2.1 The aims of semantic theorising Kein Zugriff
2.2 Methods and explanations in semantics Kein Zugriff
2.3 Four kinds of semantic theories Kein Zugriff
3.1 The argument from unspecific contexts Kein Zugriff
3.2 The argument from explanatory value Kein Zugriff
3.3 Objections and replies Kein Zugriff
4.1 Flexible Pluralism Kein Zugriff
4.2 Strong Pluralism Kein Zugriff
4.3 Pluralist semantics Kein Zugriff
4.4 Pluralism from a Gricean model of communication Kein Zugriff
4.5 Pluralism and what is said Kein Zugriff
5.1. The instability objection Kein Zugriff
5.2 The objection from truth-value judgements Kein Zugriff
5.3 The objection from validity judgements Kein Zugriff
5.4 The objection from belief Kein Zugriff
5.5 The objection from literality judgements Kein Zugriff
