Semantic Externalism

ISBN-13: 9780415449960 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 288 str.

Jesper Kallestrup;¬Abar;¬Abar

Opis

Beginning with a thorough introduction to the theories of descriptivism and referentialism and the work of Frege and Kripke, Kallestrup moves on to analyse Putnam's Twin Earth argument, Burge's arthritis argument and Davidson's Swampman argument. He also discusses how semantic externalism is at the heart of important topics such as indexical thoughts, epistemological skepticism, self-knowledge, and mental causation. Including chapter summaries, a glossary of terms, and an annotated guide to further reading, Semantic Externalism an ideal guide for students studying philosophy of language and philosophy of mind.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Descriptivism  2. Referentialism  3. From Language to Thought  4. Narrow or Wide Content  5. Self-Knowledge  6. Scepticism  7. Mental Causation.  Glossary.  Notes.  Bibliography.  Index

O autorze

Jesper Kallestrup is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. He is the editor (with Jakob Hohwy) of Being Reduced: New Essays on Explanation and Causation in the Special Sciences (2008), and he has published articles in, among others, Australasian Journal of Philosophy, Analysis, Philosophical Studies, Synthese, American Philosophical Quarterly and Philosophy and Phenomenological Research.