Semantic Powers: Meaning and the Means of Knowing in Classical Indian Philosophy
Jonardon Ganeri
Jonardon Ganeri gives an account of language as essentially a means for the reception of knowledge. The semantic power of a word and its ability to stand for a thing derives from the capacity of understanders to acquire knowledge simply by understanding what is said. Ganeri finds this account in the work of certain Indian philosophers of language, and shows how their analysis can inform and be informed by contemporary philosophical theory.
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Année:
1999
Edition:
1St Edition
Editeur::
Oxford University Press, USA
Langue:
english
Pages:
280
ISBN 10:
019823788X
ISBN 13:
9780198237884
Collection:
Oxford Philosophical Monographs
Fichier:
EPUB, 662 KB
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english, 1999