From Naming to Saying by Martha I Gibson
"From Naming to Saying" explores the classic question of the unity of the proposition, combining an historical approach with contemporary causal theories to offer a unique and novel solution. This work: presents compelling and sophisticated answers to questions about how language represents the world; defends a novel approach to the classical question about the unity of the proposition; examines three key historical theories: Frege's doctrine of concept and object, Russell's analysis of the sentence, and Wittgenstein's picture theory of meaning; combines an historical approach with discussion and defense of a contemporary causal theory of the unity of the proposition; and, establishes a view compatible with, though not dependent on, a causal theory of meaning.
"A deep and philosophically satisfying answer to the question of how we manage to say something by stringing words togetherGibson's historically sensitive treatment will rekindle interest in this classic problem." Fred Dretske, Duke University
Martha I. Gibson teaches philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, and history of modern philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has published articles on Kant's theory of judgment, freedom of will, predication, and causal and information-based theories of meaning.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780631226567 |
| ISBN 10 | 0631226567 |
| Title | From Naming to Saying |
| Author | Martha I Gibson |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 2003-11-28 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
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