Truth and Meaning: Essays in SemanticsGareth Evans, John McDowell Most of the papers in this volume bear upon the general question "What is the nature of an acceptable theory of meaning?" taking as their starting point an answer proposed by Donald Davidson. The remaining papers are attempts to work outthe implications of suggested answers to this question, or to solve semantical problems in accordance with them. |
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Meaning and Truth Theory | 1 |
Reply to Foster | 33 |
Truth Conditions Bivalence and Verificationism | 42 |
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actual language relation affairs applied argument assertion assigned atomic formula atomic sentences axioms belief characterization claim complex construction containing convention counterfactual Davidson Davidsonian defined denotation determined distinction element English equivalent example existence existential explained expressions extensional fact false finite formal Frege given grasp homophonic inference intensional interpretation intuitionistic linguistic logical constants mastery metalanguage natural language negation notion of truth number theory object language ontology p.f. evidence philosophical predicate primitive principle of bivalence problem proof propositional attitudes provable question Quine referential quantifiers rules S₁ satisfaction satisfies Section semantic sequence singular terms someone speaker specified statement structure substitution class substitutional quantification sufficient Suppose syntactic T-sentences T-theory t₁ Tarski tense theorem theory of meaning theory of sense theory of truth thesis tion translation true truth conditions truth definition truth theory truth values understanding utterance valid variables verificationist Wallace and Tharp Wallace's x₁