Meaning, Creativity, and the Partial Inscrutability of the Human Mind

Julius M. Moravcsik (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

218 Seiten

2017
Centre for the Study of Language & Information (Verlag)
978-1-57586-480-8 (ISBN)

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This book criticizes current philosophy of language as having altered its focus without adjusting the needed conceptual tools. It develops a new theory of lexical meaning and a new conception of cognition—humans not as information-processing creatures but as primarily explanation and understanding-seeking creatures—with information processing as a secondary, derivative activity. Drawing on these theories of lexical meaning and cognition, Julius M. Moravcsik argues that the ability of humans to fully comprehend human understanding will always be partial. In this second edition, Moravcsik posits a new theory that emphasizes implicitness and context in communication. In this theory, language is presented as a dynamic system with built-in mechanisms for change and expansion, thus further supporting Moravcsik’s overarching thesis that human understanding will always be incomplete.

Julius M. Moravcsik (1931-2009) was professor of philosophy at Stanford University.

Erscheinungsdatum	10.02.2017
Reihe/Serie	Lecture Notes
Verlagsort	Stanford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	17 x 23 mm
Gewicht	312 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Sprachphilosophie
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-57586-480-0 / 1575864800
ISBN-13	978-1-57586-480-8 / 9781575864808
Zustand	Neuware