Treatise on Basic Philosophy Semantics I: Sense and Reference

Treatise on Basic Philosophy Semantics I: Sense and Reference / by M. Bunge.

In this Introduction we shall sketch a profile of our field of inquiry. This is necessary because semantics is too often mistaken for lexicography and therefore dismissed as trivial, while at other times it is disparaged for being concerned with reputedly shady characters such as meaning and alleged...

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Main Author: Bunge, M. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1974.
Edition:1st ed. 1974.
Series:Treatise on Basic Philosophy ; 1
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Philosophy and science.
Semantics.
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Table of Contents:
  • of Semantics I
  • 1. Goal
  • 2. Method
  • 1. Designation
  • 1. Symbol and Idea
  • 2. Designation
  • 3. Metaphysical Concomitants
  • 2. Reference
  • 1. Motivation
  • 2. The Reference Relation
  • 3. The Reference Functions
  • 4. Factual Reference
  • 5. Relevance
  • 6. Conclusion
  • 3. Representation
  • 1. Conceptual Representation
  • 2. The Representation Relation
  • 3. Modeling
  • 4. Semantic Components of a Scientific Theory
  • 5. Conclusion
  • 4. Intension
  • 1. Form is not Everything
  • 2. A Calculus of Intensions
  • 3. Some Relatives — Kindred and in Law
  • 4. Concluding Remarks
  • 5. Gist and Content
  • 1. Closed Contexts
  • 2. Sense as Purport or Logical Ancestry
  • 3. Sense as Import or Logical Progeny
  • 4. Full Sense
  • 5. Conclusion
  • Index of Names
  • Index of Subjects.

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