Occasion-sensitivity [electronic resource] : selected essays /
by Travis, Charles.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2008Description: 1 online resource (318 p.).ISBN: 9780191710605 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Semantics (Philosophy) | Language and languages -- Philosophy | Context (Linguistics) | Truth | Meaning (Philosophy)Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Charles Travis presents a series of essays in which he has developed his distinctive view of the relation of thought to language. He argues that there are varying conditions of correctness which determine whether words express a given concept, and thus that meaning does not determine truth conditions.
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Charles Travis presents a series of essays in which he has developed his distinctive view of the relation of thought to language. He argues that there are varying conditions of correctness which determine whether words express a given concept, and thus that meaning does not determine truth conditions.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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