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Ideas for 'Demonstratives', 'Wittgenstein's 'Philosophical Investigations'' and 'Philosophy of Language'

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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 4. Meaning as Truth-Conditions

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To study meaning, study truth conditions, on the basis of syntax, and representation by the parts [Soames]

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Tarski's account of truth-conditions is too weak to determine meanings [Soames]

19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 10. Two-Dimensional Semantics

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Indexicals have a 'character' (the standing meaning), and a 'content' (truth-conditions for one context) [Kaplan, by Macià/Garcia-Carpentiro]

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'Content' gives the standard modal profile, and 'character' gives rules for a context [Kaplan, by Schroeter]

19. Language / D. Propositions / 4. Mental Propositions

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We should use cognitive states to explain representational propositions, not vice versa [Soames]