Act-based conceptions of propositional content : contemporary and historical perspectives / edited by Friedrike Moltmann and Mark Textor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Moltmann, Friederike, editor, author of introduction.

Textor, Markus, editor, author of introduction.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Act (Philosophy).

Semantics.

Semantics (Philosophy).

Proposition (Logic).

Analysis (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

xviii, 387 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]

Summary:

The notion of a propositional content plays a central role in contemporary philosophy of language. While the Fregean conception of propositions as mind-independent objects has dominated analytic philosophy, a number of philosophers have approached the notion of a propositional content instead by focusing on cognitive acts. The volume presents a selection of control historical work and a range of new work within that perspective. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Historical Perspectives

1 Excerpts from Logical Investigations / Edmund Husserl Husserl, Edmund 3

2 Excerpts from On Assumptions / Alexius Meinong Meinong, Alexius 13

3 Excerpts from On the Theory of the Negative Judgment (with an introduction by Mark Textor) / Adolf Reinach Reinach, Adolf 61

4.1 Actions and Products: Some Remarks from the Borderline of Psychology, Grammar, and Logic / Kazimierz Twardowski Twardowski, Kazimierz 78

4.2 The Theory of Objects in On Actions and Products: A Note for the English-Speaking Reader / Wioletta A. Miskiewicz Miskiewicz, Wioletta A. 105

4.3 The Psychology of Thinking / Kazimierz Twardowski Twardowski, Kazimierz 114

4.4 Theory of Judgments / Kazimierz Twardowski Twardowski, Kazimierz 141

5 On Actions and Products (1911) by Kazimierz Twardowski: Its Historical Genesis and Philosophical Impact / Wioletta A. Miskiewicz Miskiewicz, Wioletta A. 161

Part 2 Contemporary Perspectives

6 For Want of Cognitively Defined Propositions: A History of Insights and Missed Philosophical Opportunities / Scott Soames Soames, Scott 181

7 Austin's Cube: The Speech Acts of Asserting / Robert Fiengo Fiengo, Robert 209

8 Propositions, Synonymy, and Compositional Semantics / Peter Hanks Hanks, Peter 235

9 Cognitive Products and the Semantics of Attitude Verbs and Deontic Modals / Friederike Moltmann Moltmann, Friederike 254

10 Judgment, Perception, and Predication / Mark Textor Textor, Mark 290

11 Bilateralism, Coherence, Warrant / David Ripley Ripley, David 307

12 Actions and Products Worldwide / Matthias Gerner Gerner, Matthias 325.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199373574

0199373574

OCLC:

957414455