This illustration is based on H.P. Grice's definitions of meaning. He divided meaning into two categories: natural and nonnatural. According to Grice, nonnatural meaning depends on people's intentions in a way that natural meaning does not. (Image by MIT OpenCourseWare.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Agustín Rayo
MIT Course Number
24.251
As Taught In
Spring 2006
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Description
This course is an introduction to the philosophy of language. It examines different views on the nature of meaning, truth and reference, with special focus on the problem of understanding how linguistic communication works.
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