Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Dennis Whitcomb, John P. Burgess and Hilary Putnam
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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 1. Meaning
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Meaning and translation (which are needed to define truth) both presuppose the notion of reference [Putnam]
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Theory of meaning presupposes theory of understanding and reference [Putnam]
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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 4. Meaning as Truth-Conditions
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Truth conditions can't explain understanding a sentence, because that in turn needs explanation [Putnam]
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We should reject the view that truth is prior to meaning [Putnam]
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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 6. Meaning as Use
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"Meaning is use" is not a definition of meaning [Putnam]
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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 7. Meaning Holism / b. Language holism
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Meaning holism tried to show that you can't get fixed meanings built out of observation terms [Putnam]
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Understanding a sentence involves background knowledge and can't be done in isolation [Putnam]
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Holism seems to make fixed definition more or less impossible [Putnam]
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