Modality and Meaning (Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy, Band 53) - Hardcover

Buch 15 von 46: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy

Lycan, W.G.

 
9780792330066: Modality and Meaning (Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy, Band 53)
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ISBN 10: 0792330064 ISBN 13: 9780792330066
Verlag: Springer, 1994

Inhaltsangabe

Part I of this book presents a theory of modal metaphysics in the possible-worlds tradition. `Worlds' themselves are understood as structured sets of properties; this `Ersatzist' view is defended against its most vigorous competitors, Meinongianism and David Lewis' theory of existent concrete worlds. Related issues of essentialism and linguistic reference are explored.
Part II takes up the question of lexical meaning in the context of possible-world semantics. There are skeptical analyses of analyticity and the notion of a logical constant; and an `infinite polysemy' thesis is defended.
The book will be of particular interest to metaphysicians, possible-world semanticists, philosophers of language, and linguists concerned with lexical semantics.

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Verlag
Springer
Erscheinungsdatum
1994
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0792330064
ISBN 13 
9780792330066
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Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
359
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