“Truth and Meaning”
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“Truth and Meaning” is a seminal philosophical essay by Michael Dummett that develops a theory of meaning grounded in the conditions for a sentence’s truth.
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| “Truth and Meaning” canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
academic article
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philosophical essay ⓘ |
| addresses |
compositionality of meaning
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relationship between truth and meaning ⓘ understanding of sentences ⓘ |
| arguesThat | understanding a sentence consists in knowing its truth conditions ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosopher |
Alfred Tarski
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Donald Davidson NERFINISHED ⓘ Gottlob Frege NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Michael Dummett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citedAs | seminal essay in truth-conditional theories of meaning ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
debate on realism and anti-realism about meaning
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development of truth-conditional semantics ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| focusesOn | conditions for a sentence’s truth ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalPosition | meaning explained via a theory of truth for a language ⓘ |
| influencedField |
analytic philosophy
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formal semantics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
philosophy of language
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theory of meaning ⓘ truth-conditional semantics ⓘ |
| partOf | Michael Dummett’s work in philosophy of language ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| publishedIn | The Philosophical Review NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsView | meaning is determined by truth conditions ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
professional philosophers
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students of philosophy of language ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
Tarskian theory of truth
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truth-conditions ⓘ |
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