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Aboutness
Paperback / softback
Main Details
| Title |
Aboutness
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Stephen Yablo
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| Series | Carl G. Hempel Lecture Series |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:240 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Philosophy of language
Semantics |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691173658
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| Classifications | Dewey:401 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
8 November 2016 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Aboutness has been studied from any number of angles. Brentano made it the defining feature of the mental. Phenomenologists try to pin down the aboutness-features of particular mental states. Materialists sometimes claim to have grounded aboutness in natural regularities. Attempts have even been made, in library science and information theory, to o
Author Biography
Stephen Yablo is professor of linguistics and philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of Things: Papers on Objects, Events, and Properties and Thoughts: Papers on Mind, Meaning, and Modality.
Reviews"This is an important and far-reaching book that philosophers will be discussing for a long time. There are doctoral dissertations, articles, and books to write exploring the possibilities and limitations of [Yablo's] approach."--Adam Morton, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
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