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Author Taylor, Daniel M.

Title Explanation and meaning : an introduction to philosophy / Daniel M. Taylor
Published Cambridge, U.K. : Cambridge University Press, 1970

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Description xi, 202 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Contents Machine derived contents note: Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. Explanation: introduction; 2. Scientific explanation; 3. The confirmation of scientific explanation; 4. What-explanations; 5. Explanations in terms of mental states and events; 6. Reasons; 7. Explanation in history; 8. Aspects of explanation in literature and criticism; 9. Meaning: introduction; 10. Causal theories of meaning; 11. 'Fido' - fido theories of meaning; 12. Understanding and knowing the meaning of words; 13. Meaning and definition; 14. Meaning and what is meant; 15. A theory of meaning; Further reading; Index
Notes Includex index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 195-199
Subject Analysis (Philosophy)
Philosophy.
Semantics (Philosophy)
LC no. 73116837
ISBN 0521079101
0521096170