Nature of Meaningfulness - Representing, Powers, and Meaning

Informationen zum Autor Robert K. Shope is professor of philosophy at the University of Massachusetts. Klappentext This work presents a unified perspective on meaningfulness! spanning such varied topics as meaningfulness of linguistic expressions and conventional signs! Freud's conception of the meaningfulness of various mental phenomena and instances of behaviour! and a person's meaning to do something. Zusammenfassung This work presents a unified perspective on meaningfulness! spanning such varied topics as meaningfulness of linguistic expressions and conventional signs! Freud's conception of the meaningfulness of various mental phenomena and instances of behaviour! and a person's meaning to do something. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Preface Part 2 I Representing Chapter 3 1 Introduction Chapter 4 2 The Analysis of Representing Part 5 II Powers Chapter 6 3 Are Power Ascriptions Analyzable by Conditionals? Chapter 7 4 Need Power Ascriptions Be Analyzed? Chapter 8 5 Conditional Statements and Powers Chapter 9 6 Nondeviance of Causal Chains Part 10 III Meaning Chapter 11 7 Analyzing Meaning Chapter 12 8 Reasons for Regarding the Analyses as Constitutive Chapter 13 9 The Meaning of 'Meaning' Chapter 14 10 Further Implications of the Analyses of Linguistic Meaning Chapter 15 Appendix A: Backgrounds for Applications of the Analysis Chapter 16 Appendix B: Limitations of Naturalistic Accounts of Representing and Meaning Chapter 17 Appendix C: Further Issues Concerning Representing Chapter 18 Appendix D: Modalities! Powers! and Nondeviant Causal Chains Part 19 References Part 20 Index Part 21 About the Author

Product details

• Authors: Robert K. Shope
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.09.1999
• EAN: 9780847692873
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-9287-3
• No. of pages: 340
• Series: Studies in Epistemology and Cognitive Theory; Studies in Epistemology and Cognitive Theory S.; Studies in Epistemology and Co; Studies in Epistemology and Cognitive Theory
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works