From Naming to Saying
The Unity of the Proposition
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Beschreibung
From Naming to Saying explores the classicquestion of theunity of the proposition, combining an historical approach withcontemporary causal theories to offer a unique and novel solution.
* * Presents compelling and sophisticated answers to questionsabout how language represents the world.
* Defends a novel approach to the classical question about theunity of the proposition.
* Examines three key historical theories: Frege's doctrineof concept and object, Russell's analysis of the sentence,and Wittgenstein's picture theory of meaning.
* Combines an historical approach with discussion and defense ofa contemporary causal theory of the unity of the proposition.
* Establishes a view compatible with, though not dependent on, acausal theory of meaning.
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Martha I. Gibson
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"A deep and philosophically satisfying answer to the question of how we manage to say something by stringing words together. Gibson's historically sensitive treatment will rekindle interest in this classic problem." Fred Dretske, Duke University
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