Facts, Words and Beliefs

First published in 1970, Facts, Words and Beliefs is concerned primarily with formulating the question -how can a few stray images or muttered words running through our mind constitute our envisagement of situation perhaps remote in time and place from our present position?

Klappentext

First published in 1970, Facts, Words and Beliefs is concerned primarily with formulating the question -how can a few stray images or muttered words running through our mind constitute our envisagement of situation perhaps remote in time and place from our present position?

Zusammenfassung
First published in 1970, Facts, Words and Beliefs is concerned primarily with formulating the question -how can a few stray images or muttered words running through our mind constitute our envisagement of situation perhaps remote in time and place from our present position?

Inhalt

Preface Part I: Ontological Background 1. Sense-data 2. Universals 3. Facts 4. The Experience of Noticing a Universal 5. Groups Part II: Semiotic Background 6. Pragmatic and Semantic Meaning 7. Types of Reference Part III: Imaging and Believing 8. Acts of Belief and the Intending Relation 9. Simple Imagism 10. Imagist-Activism 11. Imagist-Mentalism 12. Difficulties and Applications of Imagist-Mentalism 13. Merits and Demerits of Imagism *Index*