Some things in the world--intentional items such as words, thoughts, portraits, and passport photos--are about things, whereas other things in the world--sticks, stones, and fireflies--are not about anything. Necessary Intentionality is a study of aboutness, or intentionality, w…
Is it possible for the name of a particular person not to refer to that person? Ori Simchen defends a negative answer to this question and presents a new account of aboutness, or intentionality.
Is it possible for the name of a particular person not to refer to that person? Ori Simchen defends a negative answer to this question and presents a new account of aboutness, or intentionality.
Is it possible for the name of a particular person not to refer to that person? Ori Simchen defends a negative answer to this question and presents a new account of aboutness, or intentionality.
Some things in the world--intentional items such as words, thoughts, portraits, and passport photos--are about things, whereas other things in the world--sticks, stones, and fireflies--are not about anything. This book is a study of aboutness, or intentionality, with a focus on …
Semantics aims to describe the significance (or meaning) of linguistic expressions in a systematic way. Metasemantics, or foundational semantics, asks how expressions gain their significance in the first place - what makes it the case that expressions mean what they do. Metasema…
"Semantics aims to describe the significance (or meaning) of linguistic expressions in a systematic way. Metasemantics, or foundational semantics, asks how expressions gain their significance in the first place - what makes it the case that expressions mean what they do. Metasem…