Meaning Diminished: Toward Metaphysically Modest Semantics
Author:   Kenneth A. Taylor (Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor of Philosophy, Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor of Philosophy, Stanford University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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Pages:   222
Publication Date:   24 April 2019
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Author:   Kenneth A. Taylor (Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor of Philosophy, Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor of Philosophy, Stanford University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.40cm
Weight:   0.386kg
ISBN:  

9780198803447


ISBN 10:   0198803443
Pages:   222
Publication Date:   24 April 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Preface 1: Semantic Analysis and Metaphysical Inquiry 2: The Metaphysical Modesty of Narrowly Linguistic Semantics 3: The Way of Ideas and the Way of Reference 4: Some Considerations against the Way of Ideas 5: Modesty as Incompleteness: Feature or Bug? 6: Against the Metaphysical Transparency of Semantic Adicity 7: Metaphysical Embarrassment, Indefinite Modifiability and Rules of Use 8: Conclusion: A Way Forward in Semantics and Metaphysics

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Kenneth Taylor is Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University. He is also director of Stanford's interdisciplinary program in Symbolic Systems. His work lies at the intersection of the philosophy of language and the philosophy of mind, and he also writes about the metaphysics of normativity. He is the author of many books and articles, as well as the co-host and co-creator of the long-running, nationally syndicated radio program and podcast, Philosophy Talk.

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