03087nam 2200613 a 450 991045271330332120200520144314.03-11-032118-110.1515/9783110321180(CKB)2550000001097223(EBL)1195422(OCoLC)851970767(SSID)ssj0000801458(PQKBManifestationID)11438558(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000801458(PQKBWorkID)10773506(PQKB)11108734(MiAaPQ)EBC1195422(DE-B1597)210764(OCoLC)853241169(DE-B1597)9783110321180(Au-PeEL)EBL1195422(CaPaEBR)ebr10728609(CaONFJC)MIL503757(EXLCZ)99255000000109722320130716d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe metaphysics and the epistemology of meaning[electronic resource] /Jonas PfisterFrankfurt Ontos Verlag20071 online resource (150 p.)Description based upon print version of record.3-11-032095-9 1-299-72506-6 Includes bibliographical references and index. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- I. The metaphysics of meaning -- 1. What is meant -- 2. What is said -- 3. What is implicated -- II. The epistemology of meaning -- 1. Understanding what is meant -- 2. How we understand what is meant -- Conclusion -- References -- Index of namesThe book develops the metaphysics of meaning along the lines set up by Paul Grice, defining the three central notions of what is meant, said and implicated. The Gricean notion of what is said is threatened by semantic underdetermination: If the sentence underdetermines the thought it is used to express, what is said cannot be the proposition expressed by the sentence and meant by the speaker. This leads to a number of questions: How far does semantic underdetermination reach? Do we have to extend or restrict the Gricean notion? Is what is said semantic or pragmatic? Keeping these metaphysical questions separate from the epistemological question of how the hearer understands what is meant, which is best explained by generalizing the Gricean theory of implicature derivation and combining it with a game-theoretic model, the book provides an original defense of a Gricean view in the ongoing debate about semantics and pragmatics. Meaning (Philosophy)Language and languagesPhilosophyElectronic books.Meaning (Philosophy)Language and languagesPhilosophy.CC 6020rvkPfister Jonas1050744MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452713303321The metaphysics and the epistemology of meaning2480807UNINA