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Philosophical essays

by Soames, Scott.
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Series: Philosophical essays ; . v. 1 Published by : Princeton University Press, (Princeton :) Physical details: x, 428 p.
Subject(s): Language and languages -- Philosophy. | Linguistics. | Semantics. | Electronic books.
Year: 2009
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The origins of these essays -- Introduction -- Presupposition -- A projection problem for speaker presupposition -- Pt. 2. Language and linguistic competence -- Linguistics and psychology -- Semantics and psychology -- Semantics and semantic competence -- The necessity argument -- Truth, meaning, and understanding -- Truth and meaning in perspective -- Pt. 3. Semantics and pragmatics -- Naming and asserting -- The gap between meaning and assertion : why what we literally say often differs from what our words literally mean -- Drawing the line between meaning and implicaturem and relating both to assertion -- Pt. 4. Descriptions -- Incomplete definite descriptions -- Donnellan's referential/attributive distinction -- Why incomplete descriptions don't refute Russell's theory of descriptions -- Meaning and use : lessons for legal interpretation -- Interpreting legal texts : what is and what is not special about the law.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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