The Rule-Following Paradox and its Implications for Metaphysics

Presents a new approach to the rule-following problem
Offers arguments against reference magnetism
Features a fresh view of truth conditional semantics

Presents a new approach to the rule-following problem Offers arguments against reference magnetism Features a fresh view of truth conditional semantics

Autorentext

Jody Azzouni is the author of Talking about Nothing: Numbers, Hallucinations, and Fictions (2010, Oxford), Semantic Perception: How the Illusion of a Common Language Arises and Persists (2013, Oxford), Deflating Existential Consequence: A case for Nominalism (2004, Oxford), and several other books. He's also published numerous articles in philosophy of mathematics, ontology, philosophy of language, philosophy of science, and other areas. He's currently professor of philosophy at Tufts University.

Inhalt

1. General Introduction.- 2. Kripke's version of Wittgenstein's paradox and his solution.- 3. Two versions of Robinson Crusoe.- 4. Reference Magnetism.- 5. How Positive Success Curves Enable Private Rule Following.- 6. Truth and Falsity Attributions and Truth-Conditional Semantics in Private Languages.- 7. Correspondence Metaphysics and the Cogency of a God's Eye View.