Single Idea 3007

[catalogued under 19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 5. Meaning as Verification]

Full Idea

Verification procedures connect terms with their denotations in too many ways. Different routes to 'star' do not determine different semantic values for 'star'.

Gist of Idea

Many different verification procedures can reach 'star', but it only has one semantic value

Source

Jerry A. Fodor (Psychosemantics [1987], p.125)

Book Reference

Fodor,Jerry A.: 'Psychosemantics' [MIT 1993], p.125


A Reaction

This fairly conclusively shows that meaning is not 'the method of verification' - but that wasn't a difficult target to hit.