Mental Files
Author | : François Recanati |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 295 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199659982 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199659982 |
Rating | : 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Mental Files by : François Recanati
Download or read book Mental Files written by François Recanati and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: François Recanati presents his theory of mental files, a new way of understanding reference in language and thought. Linguistic expressions inherit their reference from the files that we associate with them, which are classified according to their function, which is to store information derived through certain types of relation to objects.