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Ideas for '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

2482	It seems unlikely that meaning can be reduced to communicative intentions, or any mental states [Fodor]

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 / A. Nature of Meaning / 7. Meaning Holism / b. Language holism

2477	If to understand "fish" you must know facts about them, where does that end? [Fodor]