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Language, Thought and Reference (Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language and Cognition)
Dr George Powell
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Hardcover. How should we analyse the meaning of proper names, indexicals, demonstratives and definite descriptions? What relation do such expressions stand to the objects they designate or to mental representations of those objects? George Powell casts new light on these and other questions by approaching them from within a cognitive framework. Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition. Num Pages: 226 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372. Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition. 232 pages, black & white illustrations. How should we analyse the meaning of proper names, indexicals, demonstratives and definite descriptions? What relation do such expressions stand to the objects they designate or to mental representations of those objects? George Powell casts new light on these and other questions by approaching them from within a cognitive framework. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 19. Weight: 372.
How should we analyse the meaning of proper names, indexicals, demonstratives and definite descriptions? What relation do such expressions stand to the objects they designate or to mental representations of those objects? George Powell casts new light on these and other questions by approaching them from within a cognitive framework.
How should we analyse the meaning of proper names, indexicals, demonstratives and definite descriptions? What relation do such expressions stand to the objects they designate or to mental representations of those objects? George Powell casts new light on these and other questions by approaching them from within a cognitive framework.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition
Number of Pages
217
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230227958
SKU
V9780230227958
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About Dr George Powell
GEORGE POWELL is a post-doctoral researcher at University College London, UK. He has taught at a number of British universities, and has published papers on pragmatics, semantics and the philosophy of language. He currently lives in Montreal.
Reviews for Language, Thought and Reference (Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language and Cognition)
'[Powell']s project of deposing truth and placing mind instead at the center of meaning is an ambitious and challenging idea, and it would be very interesting to see its further applications' Piotr Stalmaszczyk - Philosophy in Review