Donald Davidson on truth, meaning, and the mental / edited by Gerhard Preyer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Preyer, Gerhard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Davidson, Donald, 1917-2003.

Davidson, Donald.

Semantics (Philosophy).

Analysis (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

vi, 290 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Summary:

The analysis of the connections between truth, meaning, thought, and action poses a major philosophical challenge-one that Donald Davidson addressed by establishing a unified theory of language and mind. This volume offers a reappraisal of Davidson's intellectual legacy. Twelve specially written essays by leading philosophers in the field illuminate a range of enduring philosophical problems, and engage in particular with Ernie Lepore and Kirk Ludwig's interpretation of Davidson's philosophy. The collection affirms Davidson's continuing influence on the study of language, mind, and action, and offers a variety of new perspectives on his work. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Truth theory, meaning, and logical form

Davidson's contribution to the philosophy of language / Gilbert Harman Harman, Gilbert 39

Truth theories, competence, and semantic computation / Peter Pagin Pagin, Peter 49

Davidson's explication of meaning / Gary Ebbs Ebbs, Gary 76

Against logical form / Zoltán Gendler Szabó Szabó, Zoltán Gendler 105

A truth predicate in the object language / William G. Lycan Lycan, William G. 127

Swampman, response-dependence, and meaning / Nathaniel Goldberg Goldberg, Nathaniel 148

Part II Radical interpretation, perception, and the mental

Knowledge and error: a new approach to radical interpretation / Olav Gjelsvik Gjelsvik, Olav 167

Perception and intermediaries / Kathrin Glüer Glüer, Kathrin 192

On Davidson's view of first-person authority / Bruce Anne Anne, Bruce 214

Davidson, first-person authority, and the evidence for semantics / Steven Gross Gross, Steven 228

Davidsonian holism in recent philosophy of psychiatry / Marga Reimer Reimer, Marga 249

Taking back the excitement: construing "theoretical concepts" so as to avoid the threat of underdetermination / Richard N. Manning Manning, Richard N. 269.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199697519

0199697515

OCLC:

779873047