Assertion : on the philosophical significance of assertoric speech /

Sanford C. Goldberg presents a novel account of the speech act of assertion. He argues that this type of speech act is answerable to an epistemic, context-sensitive norm. On this basis he shows the philosophical importance of assertion for key debates in philosophy of language and mind, epistemology...

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Main Author: Goldberg, Sanford, 1967- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Sanford C. Goldberg presents a novel account of the speech act of assertion. He argues that this type of speech act is answerable to an epistemic, context-sensitive norm. On this basis he shows the philosophical importance of assertion for key debates in philosophy of language and mind, epistemology, and ethics.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191796708
0191796700