Assertion : on the philosophical significance of assertoric speech

Assertion : on the philosophical significance of assertoric speech / Sanford C. Goldberg.

Author/creator	Goldberg, Sanford, 1967- author.
Format	Book and Print
Edition	First edition.
Publication Info	Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Description	xix, 308 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Speech acts (Linguistics) Language and languages--Philosophy. Assertiveness (Psychology)

Portion of title	Assertoric speech
Contents	Introduction. What is assertion? : in defense of the norm-based account -- The epistemic significance of assertion. Assertion and the spread of knowledge ; Assertion and testimony -- Other applications : mind, language, and more. Assertion and the method of interpretation (radical and otherwise) ; Assertion and assertoric content ; Assertion and belief ; The ethics of assertion (and belief) ; Anonymous assertion -- A case for context-sensitivity in the norm of assertion. Assertion and disagreement ; Mutuality and assertion ; The costs of context-sensitivity.
Abstract	Presents an account of the speech act of assertion and defends the view that it is answerable to a constitutive norm and is suited to explaining assertions connections to other philosophical topics.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-300) and index.
LCCN	2014950697
ISBN	9780198732488 (hardback)
ISBN	0198732481 (hardback)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	P95.55 .G648 2015	✔ Available	Place Hold