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USE THEORY OF MEANING

Presenter:

Noreen Riaz

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USE THEORY: HISTORY & MOTIVATION

 ORIGIN:

1930s

PROPNENTS:

Wittgenstein Block

 Sellars Peacocke

Fiel Brano!

"ar!an #ozzo

 

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USE THEORY: KEY FEATURES

&ang'age

%as a

(ariet) o*

'ses+

,eaning o* a

$or lies in

its 'se+

#on(entions

an traitions-la) an

i!-ortant role+

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HORWICH AND THE USE THEORY

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  PRINCIPLE 1

.  Meanings ae !"n!e#$s%

.  Na$a' Meaning

 S!oke !eans *ire / s!oke

 gi(es 's a goo reason to

 elie(e t%eres *ire%

 

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PRINCIPLE 1

. Na$a' Meaning is Tansi$i(e%

T%'ner !eans t%eres lig%tning+

&ig%tning !eans t%eres

'nalance electric c%arges

 in t%e clo's+ T%ere*ore2

 t%'ner !eans t%eres

 'nalance electric c%arges

 in t%e clo's+

.  T)e Uni("!a'i$* "+ Meaning

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PRINCIPLE ,

. T)e R"-s$ness "+ Use

. T)e P"-'e. "+ /E"0

.  H"i!)2s Res#"nse

 

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PRINCIPLE ,

. 3asi! A!!e#$an!e P"#e$ies:a T%e acce-tance -ro-ert) t%at go(erns a s-eakers 'se o*

4an5 is %is tenenc) to acce-t 4- an 65 i* an onl) i* %e

acce-ts ot% 4-5 an 46+5

T%e e7-lanator) *'na!ental acce-tance -ro-ert)'nerl)ing o'r 'se o* 4re5 is t%e is-osition to a--l)

4re5 to an oser(e s'r*ace $%en an onl) $%en it is

clearl) re+

c T%e acce-tance -ro-ert) go(erning o'r total 'se o* t%e$or 4tr'e5 is t%e inclination to acce-t instances o* t%e

sc%e!a 8t%e -ro-osition t%at - is tr'e i* an onl) i* -+

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PRINCIPLE 4

.  In5i(i5a$i"n

 In Englis%2 t%e $or 8gi*t !eans

 so!et%ing like 4a -resent2 so!et%ing

 o* (al'e gi(en $it%o't c%arge+5 In

 Ger!an2 t%e $or 8gi*t !eans

 so!et%ing like 4a -oison2 (eno!2

 or to7in

.  H"i!) "n In5i(i5a$i"n

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CRITICISM ON THE THEORY

.  O-s!i$*

.  H"'is.

.  Re+een!e

.  T$) !"n5i$i"n

.  C".#"si$i"na'i$*

.  De+ini$i"n

.  Na.es

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