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Subjectivity and Perspective Truth-Theoretic Semantics

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Subjectivity and Perspective Truth-Theoretic Semantics
Subjectivity and Perspective Truth-Theoretic Semantics

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Subjectivity and Perspective Truth-Theoretic Semantics

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This book explores linguistic and philosophical issues presented by sentences expressing personal taste, such as
Roller coasters are fun
, or
Licorice is tasty
. Standard semantic theories explain the meanings of sentences by specifying the conditions under which they are true; here, Peter Lasersohn asks how we can account for sentences that are concerned with matters of opinion rather than matters of fact. He argues that a truth-theoretic semantic theory is appropriate even for sentences like these, but that for such sentences, truth and falsity must be assigned relative to perspectives, rather than absolutely. The book provides a detailed and explicit formal grammar, working out the implications of this conception of truth both for simple sentences and for reports of mental attitude. The semantic analysis is paired with a pragmatic theory explaining what it means to assert a sentence which is true or false only relativistically, and with a speculative account of the functional motivation for a relativized notion of truth.

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