Meaning and Normativity
| Author | : Allan Gibbard |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 327 |
| Release | : 2012-12-13 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780199646074 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0199646074 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (074 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Meaning and Normativity by : Allan Gibbard
Download or read book Meaning and Normativity written by Allan Gibbard and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-12-13 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concepts of meaning and mental content resist naturalistic analysis. This is because they are normative: they depend on ideas of how things ought to be. Allan Gibbard offers an expressivist explanation of these 'oughts': he borrows devices from metaethics to illuminate deep problems at the heart of the philosophy of language and thought.
