{"product_id":"meaning-expression-and-thought-paperback-9780521039048","title":"Meaning, Expression and Thought (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521039048","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMeaning, Expression and Thought\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn effort to clarify and defend the doctrine that words are conventional signs of mental states.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWayne A. Davis (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521039048, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 16 August 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e676 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 3.7 cm, 0.99 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"In this important book, Davis argues strongly that the traditional view is substantially correct and that it can be developed in ways that avoid standard objections. This work displays impressive erudition and rigorous analysis of central questions in the philosophy of mind and language.... Highly recommended.\"   Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis philosophical treatise on the foundations of semantics is a systematic effort to clarify, deepen and defend the classical doctrine that words are conventional signs of mental states, principally thoughts and ideas, and that meaning consists in their expression. This expression theory of meaning is developed by carrying out the Gricean programme, explaining what it is for words to have meaning in terms of speaker meaning, and what it is for a speaker to mean something in terms of intention. But Grice's own formulations are rejected and alternatives developed.  The foundations of the expression theory are explored at length, and the author develops the theory of thought as a fundamental cognitive phenomenon distinct from belief and desire, argues for the thesis that thoughts have parts, and identifies ideas or concepts with parts of thoughts. This book will appeal to students and professionals interested in the philosophy of language.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Semantic Acts and Intentions: 2. Speaker meaning\u003cbr\u003e 3. Expression\u003cbr\u003e 4. Alternative analyses\u003cbr\u003e 5. Communication\u003cbr\u003e 6. Reference\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Languages and Semantic Acts: 7. Languages\u003cbr\u003e 8. Basic word meaning\u003cbr\u003e 9. Conventions\u003cbr\u003e 10. Compositional word meaning\u003cbr\u003e 11. Living languages\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Thoughts and Ideas: 12. Thought\u003cbr\u003e 13. Sentences, propositions and thoughts\u003cbr\u003e 14. The constituency thesis\u003cbr\u003e 15. Ideas or concepts\u003cbr\u003e 16. The possession of concepts\u003cbr\u003e 17. The acquisition of concepts\u003cbr\u003e 18. The association of ideas\u003cbr\u003e 19. Objects, images and conceptions\u003cbr\u003e 20. The language of thought hypothesis\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Ideational Theories of Meaning: 21. Objections to ideational theories\u003cbr\u003e 22. Priority objections\u003cbr\u003e 23. Incompleteness objections\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy: epistemology \u0026amp; theory of knowledge [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy: epistemology \u0026amp; theory of knowledge\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy:%20epistemology%20\u0026amp;%20theory%20of%20knowledge%20%5BHPK%5D%22\"\u003eHPK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006021194008,"sku":"9780521039048","price":45.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521039048i_e98b0ab7-c5a7-469a-a5d8-50e9b48b4cb6.jpg?v=1694968486","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/meaning-expression-and-thought-paperback-9780521039048","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}