The Meaning of Meaning

Language is all about transferring meaningful utterances from one person to another. But what do we mean by “meaning”? How do we understand the meaning of language? In this video, we'll discuss some theories of meaning and how these different views shape our understanding of language and truth.

0:00 – Intro
1:31 – Meaning as truth
2:54 – Compositionality
7:48 – Sense and reference
14:10 – Externalism vs internalism
20:18 – Twin Earth
24:59 – Key concepts

Sources:
Sources:
Gómez-Torrente (2022). Alfred Tarski. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. plato.stanford.edu/entries/tarski/
Zalta (2022). Gottlob Frege. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2022/entries/frege/
Putnam (1973). Meaning and reference. doi.org/10.2307/2025079
Pietroski (2017). Semantic internalism. books.google.com/books?id=vdocDgAAQBAJ&lpg
Farkas (2006). Semantic internalism and externalism. doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199552238.003.0015