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1032671777 pdf This book aims to reclaim the significance of meaning within the philosophical thinking that has evolved from Descartes and Locke through Kant, Husserl, and Frege, focusing on intentionalitythe mind's directedness toward the reality. The author opens with an epistemological account of analyticity and illustrates the central role of intentionality within it. A transcendentalist view on intentionality is then adopted, in contrast with the prevalent naturalist stance. Addressing key themes in the philosophy of languagetruth, representation, propositions, predication, reference, and sense the book presents a framework for a meaningintentionality theory, which integrates key insights from Frege, Husserl, Wittgenstein, Dummett, and Davidson. Read more