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Ideas for 'On the Philosophy of Logic', 'Mapping the Mind' and 'Semantic Relationism'

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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]

15598

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]

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]