Semantic RelationismISBN: 978-1-4051-9669-7
Paperback
160 pages
August 2009, Wiley-Blackwell
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"With characteristic brilliance and rigor, Kit Fine advances a
radically new conception of semantic structure that casts light
from an unexpected direction on the nature of compositionality and
the theory of direct reference."
–Tim Williamson, Oxford University
–Tim Williamson, Oxford University
"How can two sentences represent the world as being precisely
the same way, yet differ in meaning, and express propositions that
are rationally believed in different circumstances? Echoing themes
initially broached by such philosophers as Hilary Putnam and David
Kaplan, Kit Fine answers with a novel conception of semantics
uniting the two-sided connection of meaning with mind and world,
and culminating in an ingenious, representationalist theory
designed to incorporate contemporary Millianism while accommodating
traditional Fregean intuitions. A delight to read, the book will be
mined for its ideas and arguments for years to come."
–Scott Soames, University of Southern
California