| Radical Interpretation and Indeterminacy Contributor(s): McCarthy, Timothy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195145062 ISBN-13: 9780195145069 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $173.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2002 Annotation: McCarthy develops a theory of radical interpretation--the project of characterizing from scratch the language and attitudes of an agent or population--and applies it to the problems of indeterminacy of interpretation first described by Quine. The major theme in McCarthy's study is that a relatively modest set of interpretive principles, properly applied, can serve to resolve the major indeterminacies of interpretation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Epistemology - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Philosophy | Logic |
| Dewey: 121.68 |
| LCCN: 2002009848 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.12" W x 9.2" (1.20 lbs) 272 pages |
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| Publisher Description: McCarthy develops a theory of radical interpretation--the project of characterizing from scratch the language and attitudes of an agent or population--and applies it to the problems of indeterminacy of interpretation first described by Quine. The major theme in McCarthy's study is that a relatively modest set of interpretive principles, properly applied, can serve to resolve the major indeterminacies of interpretation. |