Description
Book SynopsisIntroducing a new and ambitious position in the field, Kit Fine's Semantic Relationism is a major contribution to the philosophy of language.
Trade Review"Combines careful, detailed argumentation with inspiration and synoptic vision for the bigger picture. ... One can reasonably expect Fine's book to be a spur for thinking about these issues for many years to come." (
Mind, October 2009)
Table of ContentsPreface.
Introduction.
1. Coordination among Variables.
A. The Desiderata.
B. The Problem.
C. The Contextualist Response.
D. The Dismissive Response.
E. The Instantial Approach.
F. The Algebraic Approach.
G. Relational Semantics for First-order Logic.
2. Coordination within Language.
A. Frege’s Puzzle.
B. Rejecting Compositionality.
C. Semantic Fact.
D. Closure.
E. Referentialism Reconsidered.
F. A Relational Semantics for Names.
G. Transparency.
3. Coordination within Thought.
A. Intentional Coordination.
B. Strict Co-representation.
C. The Content of Thought.
D. The Cognitive Puzzle.
4. Coordination between Speakers.
A. Kripke’s Puzzle.
B. Some Related Puzzles.
C. A Response.
D. A Solution.
E. A Deeper Puzzle.
F. A Deeper Solution.
G. The Role of Variables in Belief Reports.
H. Some Semantical Morals.
Postscript: Further Work.
Index
