Holism : a shopper's guide

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Holism : a shopper's guide

Jerry Fodor and Ernest Lepore

Blackwell, 1992

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注記

Bibliography: p. 249-256

Includes indexes

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

ISBN 9780631181927

内容説明

The main question addressed in this book is whether individuation of the contents of thoughts and linguistic expressions is inherently holistic. The authors consider the arguments that are alleged to show that the meaning of scientific hypothesis depends on the entire theory that entails it, or that the content of a concept depends on the entire belief system of which it is part. If these arguments are sound, then it would follow that the meaning of words, sentences, hypotheses, predictions, discourses, dialogues, texts, thoughts and the like are merely derivative. The implications of holism about meaning for other philosophical issues (intentional explanation, translation, realism and scepticism for example) are also explored. Authors discussed include Quine, Davidson, Lewis, Bennett, Block, Field and Churchland.

目次

  • Introduction - a geography of the issues
  • W.V.O. Quine - confirmation of holism and meaning of holism
  • Donald Davidson - meaning holism and radical interpretation
  • David Lewis - meaning holism and the inextricability thesis
  • D.C. Dennett - meaning holism and the normativity of international ascription (and a little more about Davidson)
  • Ned Block - meaning holism and conceptual role semantics
  • Paul Churchland - sate space semantics (and a brief conclusion).
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780631181934

内容説明

The main question addressed in this book is whether individuation of the contents of thoughts and linguistic expressions is inherently holistic. The authors consider arguments that are alleged to show that the meaning of a scientific hypothesis depends on the entire theory that entails it, or that the content of a concept depends on the entire belief system of which it is part. If these arguments are sound then it would follow that the meanings of words, sentences, hypotheses, predictions, discourses, dialogs, texts, thoughts and the like are merely derivative. The implications of holism about meaning for other philosophical issues (intentional explanation, translation, Realism, skepticism, etc.) will also be explored. Authors discussed include Quine, Davidson, Lewis, Bennett, Block, Field, Churchland, and others. The book is intended for all those interested in language, mind, metaphysics or epistemology.

目次

Preface. 1. Introduction: A Geography of The Issues. 2. Confirmation Holism and Meaning Holism: W. V. O. Quine. 3. Meaning Holism and Radical Interpretation: Donald Davidson. 4. Meaning Holism and The Inextricability Thesis: David Lewis. 5. Meaning Holism and The Normativity of Intentional Ascription (and A Little More about Davidson): D. C. Dennett. 6. Meaning Holism and Conceptual Role Semantics: Ned Block. 7. State Space Semantics (and A Brief Conclusion): Paul Churchland.

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA14008809
  • ISBN
    • 063118192X
    • 0631181938
  • LCCN
    91029538
  • 出版国コード
    uk
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Oxford ; Cambridge, Mass.
  • ページ数/冊数
    xiv, 274 p.
  • 大きさ
    24 cm
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