October 6, 2017
All Day
347 University Hall
"Do the Laws of Semantics Lie?"
Abstract: I describe two different conceptions of meaning. One conception posits semantic laws; meanings are conceived as rules. The other conception takes meanings to be unruly. I then argue (i) that the two semantic traditions are in conflict, and (ii) that there is no obvious way of resolving this conflict.
Kevin Richardson is an Assistant Professor at NCSU.
This event is co-sponsored by the student organization 'Minorities and Philosophy'.
