Propositional Attitudes: An Essay on Thoughts and How We Ascribe Them

by Mark Richard and Mark Richard

This book makes a stimulating contribution to the philosophy of language and philosophy of mind. It begins with a spirited defense of the view that propositions are structured and that propositional structure is psychologically real. The author then develops a subtle view of propositions and attitude ascription. The view is worked out in detail with attention to such topics as the semantics of conversations, iterated attitude ascriptions, and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521388198
• ISBN13: 9780521388191
• Release Date: February 1990
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"