Table of Contents

Preface
1: The Space of Issues and Options
2: A Use Theory of Meaning
3: The Pseudo-Problem of Error
4: The Sharpness of Vague Terms
5: Norms of Truth and Meaning
6: Meaning Constitution and Epistemic Rationality
7: Meaning and its Place in the Faculty of Language
8: Deflating Compositionality

Reviews

This lucid, closely argued, and stimulating book offers Horwich's latest formulation and defence of his Use Theory of Meaning ... there is a great deal of interesting and nuanced argument on almost every page of this thought-provoking book, including detailed responses to important semantic theorists such as Chomsky, Davidson, Dummett, Fodor, Grice, Kripke, Putnam, and Quine. For anyone interested in the prospects for a use-based theory of meaning, or a naturalistic reduction of semantics, or who wants a clear sense of current issues at the cutting-edge of philosophy of language, Horwich's book is required reading. David Macarthur, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews