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Semantic Powers: Meaning and the Means of Knowing in Classical Indian Philosophy

By Jonardon Ganeri

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
1999
ISBN
019823788X, 9780198237884
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
662 kB (677527 bytes)
Series
Oxford Philosophical Monographs
Edition
1St Edition
Pages
280\0
Time added
2012-12-17 17:55:53

Description

Jonardon Ganeri gives an account of language as essentially a means for the reception of knowledge. The semantic power of a word and its ability to stand for a thing derives from the capacity of understanders to acquire knowledge simply by understanding what is said. Ganeri finds this account in the work of certain Indian philosophers of language, and shows how their analysis can inform and be informed by contemporary philosophical theory.

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