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'works', 'In a Critical Condition' and 'Philosophy of Language'
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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 3. Meaning as Speaker's Intention
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It seems unlikely that meaning can be reduced to communicative intentions, or any mental states [Fodor]
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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]
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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 7. Meaning Holism / b. Language holism
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If to understand "fish" you must know facts about them, where does that end? [Fodor]
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19. Language / D. Propositions / 4. Mental Propositions
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We should use cognitive states to explain representational propositions, not vice versa [Soames]
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19. Language / E. Analyticity / 3. Analytic and Synthetic
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Analysis is impossible without the analytic/synthetic distinction [Fodor]
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19. Language / F. Communication / 4. Private Language
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The theory of the content of thought as 'Mentalese' explains why the Private Language Argument doesn't work [Fodor]
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