{"product_id":"aboutness-9780691144955","title":"Aboutness","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAboutness has been studied from any number of angles. Brentano made it the defining feature of the mental. Phenomenologists try to pin down the aboutness-features of particular mental states. Materialists sometimes claim to have grounded aboutness in natural regularities. Attempts have even been made, in library science and information theory, to o\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is an important and far-reaching book that philosophers will be discussing for a long time. There are doctoral dissertations, articles, and books to write exploring the possibilities and limitations of [Yablo's] approach.\"--Adam Morton, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface vii  How to Read This Book xi  Introduction 1  1 I Wasn't Talking about That 7  2 Varieties of Aboutness 23  3 Inclusion in Metaphysics and Semantics 45  4 A Semantic Conception of Truthmaking 54  5 The Truth and Something But the Truth 77  6 Confirmation and Verisimilitude 95  7 Knowing That and Knowing About 112  8 Extrapolation and Its Limits 131  9 Going On in the Same Way 142  10 Pretense and Presupposition 165  11 The Missing Premise 178  12 What Is Said 189  Appendix. Nomenclature 207  Bibliography 209  Index 219","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403773124951,"sku":"9780691144955","price":46.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691144955.jpg?v=1730484502","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/aboutness-9780691144955","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}