| Number | 492 |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Drawer | 8 |
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| Entry Date | 11/19/1999 |
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| Authors | Turvey, M. T., & Carello, C. |
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| Publication | Linguistics and Philosophy, 8, 81-90. |
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| Abstract | [Introduction]
As Barwise and Perry suggest, their theory of meaning is consistent on several fronts with Ecological Realism as it has been developed by the psychologist James J. Gibson. The most important convergence from our perspective is the shared conviction that meaning is neither in the brain- the residence openly preferred by orthodox psychologists- nor in some nether world - a location intimated by Fregean semantics. Rather, meaning is contained in the system defined by the nested properties of the environment with respect to which the living thing conducts its daily affairs. |
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