Rethinking Language, Mind, and Meaning

by Scott Soames

Book Overview

In this book, Scott Soames argues that the revolution in the study of language and mind that has taken place since the late nineteenth century must be rethought. The central insight in the reigning tradition is that propositions are representational. To know the meaning of a sentence or the content of a belief requires knowing which things it represents as being which ways, and therefore knowing what the world must be like if it is to conform to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691211493
• ISBN13: 9780691211497
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"