A Two-Dimensionalist Guide to Conceptual Analysis /
According to epistemic two-dimensionalism, or simply twodimensionalism, linguistic expressions are associated with two intensions, one of which represents an expression's a priori implications. The author investigates the prospects of conceptual analysis on the basis of a twodimensionalist theo...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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Warschau/Berlin :
De Gruyter Open,
[2012]
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| Series: | Epistemische Studien ;
25 |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Inhalt
- Introduction
- 1 What is conceptual analysis and what is the problem?
- 2 Two-dimensionalism and the necessary a posteriori
- 3 The challenge from the epistemic arguments
- 4 Primary intensions, defining the subject, and communication
- 5 Epistemic transparency and epistemic opacity
- 6 Scrutability, primary intensions, and conceptual analysis
- 7 The trouble with definitions and the aims of conceptual analysis
- 8 Concluding remarks
- References.