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What is meaning? Paul Horwich presents an original philosophical theory, demonstrates its fruitfulness, and defends it against all comers. At the core of his theory is the idea, made famous by Wittgenstein, that the meaning of a word derives from its use; Horwich articulates this idea in a new way t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford : New York :
Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press,
©1998.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | What is meaning? Paul Horwich presents an original philosophical theory, demonstrates its fruitfulness, and defends it against all comers. At the core of his theory is the idea, made famous by Wittgenstein, that the meaning of a word derives from its use; Horwich articulates this idea in a new way that will restore it to the prominence that it deserves. He surveys the diversity of valuable insights into meaning that have been gained in the twentieth century, and seeks to accommodate them within his theory. His aim is not to correct a common-sense view of meaning, but to vindicate it: he seeks to take the mystery out of meaning. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 241 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-237) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780198237280 0198237286 9780191597725 0191597724 |