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Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100199274940
ISBN-139780199274949
eBay Product ID (ePID)53572347
Product Key Features
Number of Pages208 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameAttitude Problems : an Essay on Linguistic Intensionality
SubjectGrammar & Punctuation, Language, Linguistics / General
Publication Year2006
TypeTextbook
AuthorGraeme Forbes
Subject AreaPhilosophy, Language Arts & Disciplines
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2006-299298
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal401.43
Table Of Content1. Compositionality2. A Brief Guide to Type Theory3. Intensional Transitives4. Propositionalism5. Quantifiers and Characterization6. Unspecificity and Inference7. Verbs of Creation and Depiction8. Substitutivity
SynopsisAscriptions of mental states to oneself and others give rise to many interesting logical and semantic problems. Attitude Problems presents an original account of mental state ascriptions that are made using intensional transitive verbs such as 'want', 'seek', 'imagine', and 'worship'. Forbes offers a theory of how such verbs work that draws on ideas from natural language semantics, philosophy of language, and aesthetics., Ascriptions of mental states to oneself and others give rise to many interesting logical and semantic problems. Attitude Problems presents an original account of mental state ascriptions that are made using intensional transitive verbs such as "want," "seek," "imagine," and "worship." Forbes offers a theory of how such verbs work that draws on ideas from natural language semantics, philosophy of language, and aesthetics.