Compositionality of Meaning and Content

Author:   Markus Werning ,  Edouard Machery ,  Gerhard Schurz
Publisher:   ontos verlag
ISBN:  

9783937202525


Pages:   309
Publication Date:   01 August 2005
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained


Our Price $250.80 Quantity:  
Add to Cart

Share |

Compositionality of Meaning and Content


Add your own review!

Overview

Representational systems such as language, mind or brain exhibit a structure that is widely assumed to be compositional, i.e. the semantic value of complex representations is determined by the semantic values of their parts. Dating back to the late 19th century, the principle of compositionality has regained wide attention recently. Since the way the principle has been dealt with differs largely across the disciplines, the aim of the two volumes is to conjoin the diverging approaches. They assemble a collection of original papers that cover the topic of compositionality from virtually all perspectives of interest in the contemporary debate. The well-chosen international list of authors includes psychologist, neuroscientist, computer scientist, linguists and philosophers.

Full Product Details

Author:   Markus Werning ,  Edouard Machery ,  Gerhard Schurz
Publisher:   ontos verlag
Imprint:   ontos verlag
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 15.00cm
Weight:   0.504kg
ISBN:  

9783937202525


ISBN 10:   3937202528
Pages:   309
Publication Date:   01 August 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Is Compositionality an A Priori Principle?; Fodor's Inexplicitness Argument; Compositionality Inductively, Co-Inductively and Contextually; Confirmation and Compositionality; Levels of Conceptual Content and Visual Images. Conceptual, Compositional, or Not?; Recognitional Concepts and Conceptual Combination; How Similarities Compose; The Structure of Thoughts; Intensional Epistemic Wholes: A Study in the Ontology of Collectivity; Impossible Primitives; Is Compositionality an Empirical Matter?; The Compositionality of Concepts and Pierce's Pragmatic Logic; Semantic Holism and (Non-)Compositionality in Scientific Theories; Right and Wrong Reasons for Compositionality.

Reviews

Author Information

Markus Werning, Edouard Machery and Gerhard Schurz, Editors

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions
Latest Reading Guide

MRG2025CC

 

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
Shopping cart
Mailing List