Mind, meaning, and reality : essays in philosophy / D.H. Mellor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mellor, D. H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mind and reality.

Meaning (Philosophy).

Philosophy, British.

Metaphysics.

Language and languages--Philosophy.

Language and languages.

Reality.

Time--Philosophy.

Time.

First philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 232 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Essays in philosophy

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text presents 15 philosophical papers in which D.H. Mellor explores some of the most intriguing questions in philosophy. These include: what determines what we think, and what we use language to mean; how that depends on what there is in the world and why there is only one universe; and the nature of time.

Contents:

Introduction

Part 1: Mind and meaning. 1. Nothing like experience

2. What does subjective decision theory tell us?

3. How to believe a conditional

4. Telling the truth

5. Successful semantics

Part II: What there is. 6. The semantics and ontology of dispositions

7. Truthmakers for what?

8. Too many universes

9. The reduction of society

10. Wholes and parts: the limits of composition

11. Micro-composition

Part III: Time. 12. Time

13. Transcendental tense

14. Time travel

15. The direction of time.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-283-84782-5

0-19-163286-4

OCLC:

819325456