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An Essay On Names And Truth, By Wolfram Hinzen, Ileana Paul, Robert J. Stainton
An Essay On Names And Truth, By Wolfram Hinzen, Ileana Paul, Robert J. Stainton
Robert J. Stainton
No abstract provided.
Hegel's Philosophy Of Language, By Jim Vernon, Robert J. Stainton
Hegel's Philosophy Of Language, By Jim Vernon, Robert J. Stainton
Robert J. Stainton
No abstract provided.
Perry, Wittgenstein's Builders And Metasemantics, Robert J. Stainton
Perry, Wittgenstein's Builders And Metasemantics, Robert J. Stainton
Robert J. Stainton
The paper discusses in detail John Perry’s important article “Davidson’s Sentences and Wittgenstein’s Builders”. Perry argues, on the basis of Wittgenstein’s famous block/slab language, that words make direct metasemantic contact with the world. The present paper urges that, while Perry’s conclusions are correct and important, the arguments provided for them, in his 1994 article, ignore essential features of genuine words in natural language. A more empirically-oriented alternative tactic for supporting the same philosophical conclusions is then provided, and its advantages and disadvantages are weighed.