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Language, Thought and Reference G. Powell

Language, Thought and Reference By G. Powell

Language, Thought and Reference by G. Powell


Summary

How should we analyse the meaning of proper names, indexicals, demonstratives and definite descriptions? What relation do such expressions stand to the objects they designate or to mental representations of those objects? George Powell casts new light on these and other questions by approaching them from within a cognitive framework.

Language, Thought and Reference Summary

Language, Thought and Reference by G. Powell

How should we analyse the meaning of proper names, indexicals, demonstratives and definite descriptions? What relation do such expressions stand to the objects they designate or to mental representations of those objects? George Powell casts new light on these and other questions by approaching them from within a cognitive framework.

Language, Thought and Reference Reviews

'[Powell']s project of deposing truth and placing mind instead at the center of meaning is an ambitious and challenging idea, and it would be very interesting to see its further applications' Piotr Stalmaszczyk - Philosophy in Review

About G. Powell

GEORGE POWELL is a post-doctoral researcher at University College London, UK. He has taught at a number of British universities, and has published papers on pragmatics, semantics and the philosophy of language. He currently lives in Montreal.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction Theoretical Background Proper Names Indexicals Definite Descriptions Complex Demonstratives Conclusion References Index

Additional information

NPB9780230227958
9780230227958
0230227953
Language, Thought and Reference by G. Powell
New
Hardback
Palgrave Macmillan
2010-03-31
217
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