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A Two-Dimensionalist Guide to Conceptual Analysis

Epistemische Studien / Epistemic Studies 25

Erschienen am 15.04.2012, 1. Auflage 2012
Bibliografische Daten
ISBN/EAN: 9783110322293
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 308 S., Zahlr. Abb.
Einband: gebundenes Buch

Beschreibung

According to epistemic two-dimensionalism, or simply twodimensionalism, linguistic expressions are associated with two intensions, one of which represents an expressions a priori implications. The author investigates the prospects of conceptual analysis on the basis of a twodimensionalist theory of meaning. He discusses a number of arguments for and against two-dimensional semantics and argues that properly construed, two-dimensionalism provides a potent and plausible account of meaning. Against the background of this account, the author then goes on to assess the value of conceptual analysis in philosophical practice, outlining ist goals, ist promises, but also ist limitations.