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Coming to Our Senses: A Naturalistic Program for Semantic Localism

Coming to Our Senses: A Naturalistic Program for Semantic Localism

Devitt, Michael
Sosa, Ernest
Michael, Devitt

Paperback

Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy

PhilosophyLogic

ISBN10: 0521498872
ISBN13: 9780521498876
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Oct 27 1995
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.88
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.52 Depth: 8.45
Language: English
Michael Devitt is a distinguished philosopher of language. In this new book he takes up issues in semantics. Three important questions lie at the core of this book: What are the main objectives of semantics? Why are they worthwhile? How should we accomplish them? Devitt answers these methodological questions naturalistically and explores what semantic program arises from the answers. The approach is anti-Cartesian, rejecting the idea that linguistic or conceptual competence yields any privileged access to meanings. Devitt argues for a truth-referential localism and in the process rejects direct-reference, two-factor, and verificationist theories. The book concludes by arguing against revisionism, eliminativism, and the idea that we should ascribe narrow meanings to explain behavior.

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