A two-dimensionalist guide to conceptual analysis / Jens Kipper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kipper, Jens.

Series:

Epistemische Studien (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) ; Bd. 25.

Epistemische Studien : Schriften zur Erkenntnis- und Wissenschaftstheorie ; Bd. 25

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Semantics (Philosophy).

Analysis (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Place of Publication:

Frankfurt ; New Brunswick : Ontos Verlag, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

According to epistemic two-dimensionalism, or simply two dimensionalism, linguistic expressions are associated with two intensions, one of which represents an expression's a priori implications. The author investigates the prospects of conceptual analysis on the basis of a two dimensionalist theory of meaning. He discusses a number of arguments for and against two-dimensional semantics and argues that properly construed, two-dimensionalism provides a potent and plausible account of meaning. Against the background of this account, the author then goes on to assess the value of conceptual analysis in philosophical practice, outlining ist goals, ist promises, but also ist limitations.

Contents:

Front matter

Preface

Inhalt

Introduction

1 What is conceptual analysis and what is the problem?

2 Two-dimensionalism and the necessary a posteriori

3 The challenge from the epistemic arguments

4 Primary intensions, defining the subject, and communication

5 Epistemic transparency and epistemic opacity

6 Scrutability, primary intensions, and conceptual analysis

7 The trouble with definitions and the aims of conceptual analysis

8 Concluding remarks

References

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3-11-032270-6

OCLC:

1013936569

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access