Single Idea 3000

[catalogued under 19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 7. Meaning Holism / b. Language holism]

Full Idea

Meaning holism really is a crazy doctrine.

Gist of Idea

Meaning holism is a crazy doctrine

Source

Jerry A. Fodor (Psychosemantics [1987], p. 60)

Book Reference

Fodor,Jerry A.: 'Psychosemantics' [MIT 1993], p.60


A Reaction

Yes. What is not crazy is a contextualist account of utterances, and a recognition of the contextual and relational ingredient in the meanings of most of our sentences.