On the Copernican Turn in Semantics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20142384 |
|---|---|
| Authors | CESARE COZZO (0000-0001-5284-0077, Sapienza University of Rome, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 295-317 |
| Publication date | 2008-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theoria (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-5825 • E-ISSN: 1755-2567 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1755-2567.2008.00026.x |
| OpenAlex | W2105231887 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 15 |
Alberto Coffa used the phrase “the Copernican turn in semantics” to denote a revolutionary transformation of philosophical views about the connection between the meanings of words and the acceptability of sentences and arguments containing those words. According to the new conception resulting from the Copernican turn, here called “the Copernican view”, rules of use are constitutive of the meanings of words. This view has been linked with two doctrines: (A) the instances of meaning‐constitutive rules are analytically and a priori true or valid; (B) to grasp a meaning is to accept its rules. The pros and cons of different versions of the Copernican view, ascribable to Wittgenstein, Carnap, Gentzen, Dummett, Prawitz, Boghossian and other authors, will be weighed. A new version will be proposed, which implies neither (A) nor (B)
Copernican principle · Epistemology · GRASP · Linguistic turn · Linguistics · Meaning (existential) · Phrase · Programming language · Semantics (computer science) · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Computer Science · Logic, programming, and type systems · Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge · Philosophy
The ways of paradox
The Semantic Tradition from Kant to Carnap
Untersuchungen ber das logische Schlie en. I
The Runabout Inference-Ticket
Logische Syntax der Sprache
I — Paul Boghossian
Philosophische Untersuchungen
Rules of Meaning and Practical Reasoning
Remarks on some approaches to the concept of logical consequence
Philosophische Grammatik
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| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2012 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |