Meaning Diminished
Toward Metaphysically Modest Semantics
Meaning Diminished examines the complex relationship between semantic analysis and metaphysical inquiry. Kenneth A. Taylor argues that we should expect linguistic and conceptual analysis of natural language to yield far less metaphysical insight into what there is - and the nature of what there is - than many philosophers have imagined. Taking a strong stand against the so-called linguistic turn in philosophy, Taylor contends that philosophers as diverse asKant, with his Transcendental Idealism, Frege, with his aspirational Platonism, Carnap with his distinction between internal and external questions, and Strawson, with his descriptive metap…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-19-252518-5
- EAN: 9780192525185
- Produktnummer: 30908106
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 216 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 1'126 KB
Über den Autor
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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