Buch, Englisch, Band 7, 178 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 316 g
A defense of Contextualism in the Realm of Personal Taste
Buch, Englisch, Band 7, 178 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 316 g
Reihe: Studies in Theoretical Philosophy
ISBN: 978-3-465-04347-8
Verlag: Vittorio Klostermann
People disagree frequently, about both objective and subjective matters. But while at least one party must be wrong in a disagreement about objective matters, it seems that both parties can be right when it comes to subjective ones: it seems that there can be faultless disagreements. But how is this possible? How can people disagree with one another if they are both right? And why should they? In recent years, a number of philosophers and linguists have argued that we must become relativists about truth to understand faultless disagreements. This book shows that we can dispense with relativism. It combines a more standard semantics with a novel pragmatic theory to develop a superior approach. The book discusses both classic and recent literature in philosophy and linguistics. It provides a general introduction to the debate about the semantics and pragmatics of perspectival expressions, as well as an original contribution to the contemporary discussion.
Zielgruppe
Philosophen, Linguisten, Sprachphilosophen
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften Sprachphilosophie
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophie des Geistes, Neurophilosophie
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sprachphilosophie
- Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Semantik & Pragmatik
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophische Logik, Argumentationstheorie
