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Meaning theory: a theory that seeks to explain the meaning of meaning. Problem the concept of meaning and truth seem to presuppose each other.
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Anita Avramides on Meaning Theory - Dictionary of Arguments

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Theory of meaning/meaning theory/Davidson/Dummett/Avramides : Davidson and Dummett represented a "pessimistic" approach:
Instead of asking directly what is meaning, we can only wonder how a theory of meaning must look.
Meaning theory/Dummett: "meaning is what meaning theory explains".
Avramides: Dummett stands in stark contrast to Grice. DummettVsGrice.
Avramides: Dummett's approach is too pessimistic.
Meaning theory/Davidson: what form must a meaning theory have?
1st Theorems must be comprehensible to speakers and hearers
2nd We will have to explain potentially infinitely many sentences
3rd We will have to explain compositionality.
Solution/Davidson: a semantic notion of truth (Tarski) will have to understand the language. DummettVsDavidson: verification. Conditions of verification instead of truth conditions.
>Verification conditions
, >Truth conditions.
I 94
Meaning theory/Grice/John Biro/Avramides: it is about the theory, not about how to find out the meaning but what it constitutes. - Not what reveals the significance, but what does it mean that an expression has a meaning.
Biro: "Constitution of meaning is one thing - to tell you is another".

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The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

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A. Avramides
Meaning and Mind Boston 1989


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