Meaning and Truth in the ArtsUniversity of North Carolina Press, 1946 - 252 pagine |
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Pagina 29
... convention resulting from an ex- plicit stipulation of the meaning to be attached to it . Thus a nod of the head means yes ; a shake of the head , no . A red flag means danger ; a white flag signifies the desire for a truce . Someone ...
... convention resulting from an ex- plicit stipulation of the meaning to be attached to it . Thus a nod of the head means yes ; a shake of the head , no . A red flag means danger ; a white flag signifies the desire for a truce . Someone ...
Pagina 31
... convention ; and in most cases another symbol could easily have been substituted . In these cases there is generally some convention or stipulation , but the fact that one convention was selected rather than another is " not an accident ...
... convention ; and in most cases another symbol could easily have been substituted . In these cases there is generally some convention or stipulation , but the fact that one convention was selected rather than another is " not an accident ...
Pagina 160
... convention about it ; words after all are not the only possible symbols , they only happen to be the most convenient ones for most purposes . For example , at an afternoon tea I might ( by previous agreement ) wave my handker- chief at ...
... convention about it ; words after all are not the only possible symbols , they only happen to be the most convenient ones for most purposes . For example , at an afternoon tea I might ( by previous agreement ) wave my handker- chief at ...
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