Brett Sherman
Biographic Data
| ID | 3861959 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brett Sherman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brett |
| FAMILY NAME | Sherman |
| SIGNATURE | SHERMAN B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Carolina |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6697-4009 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Advancing Trauma-Informed Practices for K–12 Schools and Institutions of Higher Education
According to’ phrases and epistemic modals
Open Questions and Epistemic Necessity
Why can I not appropriately utter ‘It must be raining’ while standing outside in the rain, even though every world consistent with my knowledge is one in which it is raining? The common response to this problem is to hold that epistemic must, in addition to quantifying over epistemic possibilities, carries some additional evidential information concerning the source of one'S evidence. I argue that this is a mistake: epistemic modals are mere quan…
Introduction: A Plea for the Metaphysics of Meaning
The main aim of this introductory chapter is to develop a detailed conception of metasemantics. The conception developed rests on a tripartite distin metaphysics of semantic values. Each project is discussed in turn. The presented conception of the metasemantics terrain is then used to help situate the various essays in the present collection relative to one another, and to the larger philosophical landscape.
Metasemantics: New Essays on the Foundations of Meaning
Metasemantics presents new work on the philosophical foundations of linguistic semantics. Experts in the philosophy of language, metaphysics, and the theory of content provide new perspectives on old problems about linguistic meaning, pose questions that suggest novel research projects, and sharpen our understanding of linguistic representation
Advancing Trauma-Informed Practices for K–12 Schools and Institutions of Higher Education
Open Questions and Epistemic Necessity
Why can I not appropriately utter ‘It must be raining’ while standing outside in the rain, even though every world consistent with my knowledge is one in which it is raining? The common response to this problem is to hold that epistemic must, in addition to quantifying over epistemic possibilities, carries some additional evidential information concerning the source of one'S evidence. I argue that this is a mistake: epistemic modals are mere quan…
Introduction: A Plea for the Metaphysics of Meaning
The main aim of this introductory chapter is to develop a detailed conception of metasemantics. The conception developed rests on a tripartite distin metaphysics of semantic values. Each project is discussed in turn. The presented conception of the metasemantics terrain is then used to help situate the various essays in the present collection relative to one another, and to the larger philosophical landscape.
Metasemantics: New Essays on the Foundations of Meaning
Metasemantics presents new work on the philosophical foundations of linguistic semantics. Experts in the philosophy of language, metaphysics, and the theory of content provide new perspectives on old problems about linguistic meaning, pose questions that suggest novel research projects, and sharpen our understanding of linguistic representation
According to’ phrases and epistemic modals
Open Questions and Epistemic Necessity
Why can I not appropriately utter ‘It must be raining’ while standing outside in the rain, even though every world consistent with my knowledge is one in which it is raining? The common response to this problem is to hold that epistemic must, in addition to quantifying over epistemic possibilities, carries some additional evidential information concerning the source of one'S evidence. I argue that this is a mistake: epistemic modals are mere quan…
Advancing Trauma-Informed Practices for K–12 Schools and Institutions of Higher Education
Epistemology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Metaphysics (3 works) · Classical Philosophy and Thought (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Meaning (existential) (2 works)