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Modality and Meaning: 53 (Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy, 53) - Hardcover

Book 15 of 46: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy

Lycan, W.G.

 
9780792330066: Modality and Meaning: 53 (Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy, 53)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0792330064 ISBN 13: 9780792330066
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1994

Synopsis

Part I of this book presents a theory of modal metaphysics in the possible-worlds tradition. `Worlds' themselves are understood as structured sets of properties; this `Ersatzist' view is defended against its most vigorous competitors, Meinongianism and David Lewis' theory of existent concrete worlds. Related issues of essentialism and linguistic reference are explored.
Part II takes up the question of lexical meaning in the context of possible-world semantics. There are skeptical analyses of analyticity and the notion of a logical constant; and an `infinite polysemy' thesis is defended.
The book will be of particular interest to metaphysicians, possible-world semanticists, philosophers of language, and linguists concerned with lexical semantics.

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Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publication date
1994
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0792330064
ISBN 13 
9780792330066
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
338