Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Craig Bourne, ystein Linnebo and Kit Fine
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19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 2. Semantics
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The standard aim of semantics is to assign a semantic value to each expression [Fine,K]
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That two utterances say the same thing may not be intrinsic to them, but involve their relationships [Fine,K]
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The two main theories are Holism (which is inferential), and Representational (which is atomistic) [Fine,K]
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We should pursue semantic facts as stated by truths in theories (and not put the theories first!) [Fine,K]
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Referentialist semantics has objects for names, properties for predicates, and propositions for connectives [Fine,K]
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Fregeans approach the world through sense, Referentialists through reference [Fine,K]
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Semantics is either an assignment of semantic values, or a theory of truth [Fine,K]
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Semantics is a body of semantic requirements, not semantic truths or assigned values [Fine,K]
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19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 3. Predicates
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Predicates are 'distributive' or 'non-distributive'; do individuals do what the group does? [Linnebo]
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19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 7. Extensional Semantics
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Referential semantics (unlike Fregeanism) allows objects themselves in to semantic requirements [Fine,K]
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19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 8. Possible Worlds Semantics
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If sentence content is all worlds where it is true, all necessary truths have the same content! [Fine,K]
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19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 9. Indexical Semantics
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I take indexicals such as 'this' and 'that' to be linked to some associated demonstration [Fine,K]
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