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meaning by social context
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language and life as a game
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is a name a literal string or a symbol
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natural language as a system
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semantic truth; s iff p
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sentences, propositions, and truth
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commitment
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data type
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abstraction as part of language
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entities
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objects as a set of attributes
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abstraction by common attributes
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classification
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meaning without reference
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proper names
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private language argument for skepticism about meaning
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abstraction by name
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problem of other minds
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natural language as communication
Reference
, in Martinich, A.P. (ed.), The Philosophy of Language Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1990, 1985. Google
Other Reference
Higginbotham, J., Philosophy of Language, Philosophy 317, Princeton University, Fall 1990. Preceptor: Mark Kalderon
Notes
quotes from Martinich's introductions to each section.
Higg. ;;Note: meaning is what different speakers have in common
Higg. ;;Note: is language independent of an individual grasping a language, as an object is independent of someone grasping the object?
4 ;;Quote: use vs. mention--usually words are used to point to other things, but they may be used to mention themselves as the object of interest
5 ;;Quote: use vs. mention of language is the distinction between object language and metalanguage; used for linguistics and philosophy of language
6 ;;Quote: the sameness of a proposition is translinguistic; e.g., 'It is raining' in English, Italian and German
7 ;;Quote: sentences do not have truth-values; propositions do
7 ;;Quote: proposition vs. statement--a proposition has a truth value while a statement is a proposition whose truth a speaker has committed to
7 ;;Quote: type vs. token--can have many tokens of a sentence; each token has the same sentence-type
187 ;;Quote: subjects and predicates in language correspond to particulars and universals in reality; long philosophical tradition
187 ;;Quote: traditionally, a subject expression in language refers to a particular object; usually an individual thing in space and time
187 ;;Quote: properties or universals are things that particulars have and can share with others; predicates similarly shared
187 ;;Quote: subject/predicate sentences categorize things; a subject denotes an object and a predicate identifies a category; true if the object fits
187 ;;Quote: language attaches to the world because subjects reference particulars; so reference implies existence; paradox of fictional names
349 ;;Quote: the cat in "the cat is on the mat" does not refer to Tabby the cat even though the cat is Tabby
443 ;;Quote: Locke holds that necessarily every language is private; meaning is an idea in the mind of the speaker (who knows nothing of other minds)
444 ;;Quote: if Locke's argument for private language is true then cannot use language for communication
445 ;;Quote: private sensations of red or pain are irrelevant to the meaning of the words "red" and "pain"
446 ;;Quote: a real Robinson Crusoe may go through the motions of language but he is not speaking a language because it is not used for communication
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Topic: meaning by social context (33 items)
Topic: language and life as a game (30 items)
Topic: is a name a literal string or a symbol (23 items)
Topic: natural language as a system (43 items)
Topic: semantic truth; s iff p (34 items)
Topic: sentences, propositions, and truth (23 items)
Topic: commitment (31 items)
Group: data type (34 topics, 730 quotes)
Topic: abstraction as part of language (18 items)
Topic: entities (20 items)
Topic: objects as a set of attributes (39 items)
Topic: abstraction by common attributes (19 items)
Topic: classification (65 items)
Topic: meaning without reference (31 items)
Topic: proper names (35 items)
Topic: private language argument for skepticism about meaning (34 items)
Topic: abstraction by name (29 items)
Topic: problem of other minds (11 items)
Topic: natural language as communication (34 items)