Publication

2017 - de Gruyter GmbH, Walter

Language

English

Word Count

57,750 words, Guess

Page Count

231 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCP325.5.C65M43 2017

Description

What methodological impact does Contextualism have on the philosophy of language? This collection sets out to provide some answers. The authors in this volume question three ultimately connected assumptions of the philosophy of language. The first assumption relates to the predominant status of referential semantics and its power to explain truth-conditional meaning. This assumption has come under attack by the context thesis and a number of papers pursue the question of whether this is justified. The second assumption gives priority to assertive sentences when considering language use. The context thesis changes our understanding of language use altogether; possible implications from this methodological shift are addressed in this volume. According to the third assumption, philosophical analysis amounts to nothing more than conceptual analysis. The context thesis risks undermining this project. Whether conceptual analysis can still be defended as a methodological tool is discussed in this volume.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Meaning, Context and Methodologyde Gruyter GmbH, Walter2017

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