In this book, a well-known and highly respected philosopher details the complicated anatomy of linguistic meaning, showing how its elements fit together; he explores the interface between "languages" considered as formal systems and the linguistic activities of human beings in speech situations; and he defends the autonomy of linguistic semantics as a branch of scientific psychology.
The book's first Part sets out and defends the truth-theoretic method in...
William G. Lycan is Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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