Semantic deflationism, public language meaning and contextual standards of correctness
Semantic deflationism, public language meaning and contextual standards of correctness

Summary/Abstract: The paper aims at providing an argument for a deflationary treatment of the notion of public language meaning. The argument is based on the notion of standards of correctness; I will try to show that as correctness assessments are context-involving, the notion of public language meaning cannot be treated as an explanatory one. An elaboration of the argument,using the notion of ground is provided. Finally, I will consider some limitations of the reasoning presented.

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