Truly Understood

by Christopher Peacocke

Book Overview

In Truly Understood, Christopher Peacocke argues that truth and reference have a much deeper role in the explanation of meaning and understanding than has hitherto been appreciated. Examination of specific concepts shows that a grasp of these concepts has to be characterized in terms of reference, identity, and relations to the world. Peacocke develops a positive general theory of understanding based on the idea that concepts are individuated by their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199581975
• ISBN13: 9780199581979
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"