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Propositional Attitudes: An Essay on Thoughts and How We Ascribe Them

By Mark Richard (NHC Fellow, 1987–88)

Logic; Cognition; Semantics; Philosophy of Language; Philosophy of Mind

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1990

From the publisher’s description:

This book makes a stimulating contribution to the philosophy of language and philosophy of mind. It begins with a spirited defense of the view that propositions are structured and that propositional structure is "psychologically real." The author then develops a subtle view of propositions and attitude ascription. The view is worked out in detail with attention to such topics as the semantics of conversations, iterated attitude ascriptions, and the role of propositions as bearers of truth. Along the way important issues in the philosophy of mind are addressed.

Subjects
Philosophy / Logic / Cognition / Semantics / Philosophy of Language / Philosophy of Mind /

Richard, Mark (NHC Fellow, 1987–88). Propositional Attitudes: An Essay on Thoughts and How We Ascribe Them. Cambridge Studies in Philosophy. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1990.