Meaning, Mind, and Matter: Philosophical Essays
Author:   Ernie Lepore (Rutgers University) ,  Barry Loewer (Rutgers University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199580781


Pages:   250
Publication Date:   03 March 2011
Format:   Hardback
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Ernie Lepore and Barry Loewer present a series of papers in which they come to terms with three views that have loomed large in philosophy for several decades: that a theory of meaning for a language is best understood as a theory of truth for that language; that thought and language are best understood together via a theory of interpretation; and that the mental is irreducible to the physical. They aim both to offer critical assessment of the views and to develop them. They show that each of these views remains of great significance for current work in philosophy of language and mind.

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Author:   Ernie Lepore (Rutgers University) ,  Barry Loewer (Rutgers University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.80cm
Weight:   0.548kg
ISBN:  

9780199580781


ISBN 10:   0199580782
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   03 March 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1: Translational Semantics 2: Three Trivial Truth Theories 3: What Model Theoretic Semantics Cannot Do 4: The Role of 'Conceptual Role Semantics' 5: Dual Aspect Semantics 6: What Davidson Should Have Said 7: You Can Say That Again 8: Conditions on Understanding Language 9: Solipsistic Semantics 10: Putnam's Progress 11: Mind Matters 12: Making Mind Matter More 13: From Physics to Physicalism 14: Mental Causation or Something Close Enough

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an excellent resource for someone who wants a grasp of the central objections to Davidson's program that emerged in the twentieth century and the main lines of reply... the book unites a set of highly influential papers that did much to advance our understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the Davidsonian program. Claire Horisk, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews


Author Information

Ernie Lepore is a Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University and the Acting Director of the Rutgers Centre of Cognitive Science. He has authored numerous books and articles mostly in the philosophy of language and mind. Barry Loewer is a Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Rutgers. He has published many articles in philosophy of language, mind, philosophy of science, and philosophical logic.

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