Prescriptive explication of the normativity of meaning thesis

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https://doi.org/10.18778/1689-4286.28.06

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normativity of meaning, semantic prescriptivism, prima facie obligations, Kripke, Boghossian

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyse prescriptive interpretations of the thesis that meaning is normative, which was introduced by Saul Kripke and later developed by Paul Boghossian. We are going to show that meaning prescriptivism is counter-intuitive and has implausible consequences. Attempts to save prescriptive interpretations by appealing to prima facie obligations or „normativity of judgment” are unsuccessful.

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Published

2015-03-30

How to Cite

Kaluziński, B. (2015). Prescriptive explication of the normativity of meaning thesis. Hybris, 28(1), 94–115. https://doi.org/10.18778/1689-4286.28.06

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