Problems of Compositionality (Hardcover)

Contents:
Preface
1. The Principle
1.1. Statement of the Principle
1.2 Alternative Formulations
1.3 Parallelism
1.4 Substitutivity
1.5 Functionality
1.6 Summary
2. Linguistic Semantics
2.1 Is Semantics Empirical
2.2 The First Dogma
2.3 The Second Dogma
2.4 Semantics without Epistemology
2.5 Semantics without Ontology
2.6 The Third Dogma
2.7 Summary
3. The Argument
3.1 The Argument from Understanding
3.2 Meaning and Understanding
3.3 The Strong Principle of Understanding
3.4 The Modest Principle of Understanding
3.5 Understanding and the Missing Shade of Blue
3.6 Summary
4. Adjectives in Context
4.1 The Context Thesis
4.2 The Color of a Painted Leaf
4.3 Problems of 'Good'
4.4 Ways of Being Good
4.5 Varieties of Incompleteness
4.6 Ways of Being Green?
4.7 Summary
5. Descriptions in Context
5.1 A Parallel
5.2 Referring and Quantifying Phrases
5.3 Two Objections to the Quantificational View
5.4 Replies to Donnellan's Objection
5.5 Replies to Heim's Objection
5.6 Methodological Considerations
5.7 Co-referring Phrases and File-Cards
5.8 Summary
6. In Place of a Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in Philosophy
Release date:	August 2000
First published:	2000
Authors:	Zoltan Gendler Szabo
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	178
ISBN-13:	978-0-8153-3790-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Philosophy of language
LSN:	0-8153-3790-6
Barcode:	9780815337904

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