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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 5. Meaning as Verification
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Verificationists tend to infer indefinite answers from undecidable questions [Papineau]
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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 7. Meaning Holism / c. Meaning by Role
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'Inferential-role semantics' says meaning is determined by role in inference [Fodor]
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19. Language / B. Reference / 1. Reference theories
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Co-referring terms differ if they have different causal powers [Fodor]
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We refer to individuals and to properties, and we use singular terms and predicates [Fodor]
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19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 2. Semantics
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Teleosemantics equates meaning with the item the concept is intended to track [Papineau]
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Semantics (esp. referential semantics) allows inferences from utterances to the world [Fodor]
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Semantics relates to the world, so it is never just psychological [Fodor]
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19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 8. Possible Worlds Semantics
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Truth conditions in possible worlds can't handle statements about impossibilities [Papineau]
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Thought content is possible worlds that make the thought true; if that includes the actual world, it's true [Papineau]
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