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The Natural Background Of Meaning
Arda Denkel
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Hardback. Connecting some central topics in the philosophies of language, science and ontology, treating them within the framework of a single theory, this book argues that meaning in language is an outcome of the evolutionary development of forms of animal communication, and explains this process by naturalising the Locke-Grice approach. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
In The Natural Background to Meaning Denkel argues that meaning in language is an outcome of the evolutionary development of forms of animal communication, and explains this process by naturalising the Locke-Grice approach. The roots of meaning are contained in observable regularities, which are manifestations of objective connections such as essences and causal relations. Denkel's particularistic ontology of properties and causation leads to a view of time that harmonises B-theory with transience. Time's passage, he argues, is a necessary condition of communication and meaning.
The book connects some central ... Read more
In The Natural Background to Meaning Denkel argues that meaning in language is an outcome of the evolutionary development of forms of animal communication, and explains this process by naturalising the Locke-Grice approach. The roots of meaning are contained in observable regularities, which are manifestations of objective connections such as essences and causal relations. Denkel's particularistic ontology of properties and causation leads to a view of time that harmonises B-theory with transience. Time's passage, he argues, is a necessary condition of communication and meaning.
The book connects some central ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Series
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792353317
SKU
V9780792353317
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Ref
99-15
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