{"product_id":"clearing-a-path-for-conventionalist-modal-semantics-von-jesse-butler","title":"Clearing a Path for Conventionalist Modal Semantics","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the context of modal semantics, I show that a ''conventionalist  analytic-deflationary'' position is live option. According to this view,  sentences of the form ''Necessarily, S'' (for a sentence S) are understood  to be true if and only if it is analytic that S. (There are some  qualifications for sentences in which demonstratives, indexicals and  the term ''actually'' appear.) Rather than defending the view outright, I  take the preliminary step of assessing the position in order to  determine its viability. I first sketch the outline of a generic semantical  system in which the conventionalist thesis can be formulated. Second, I  show that this system can be used to evaluate, and deliver the right  results for, both de dicto and de re sentences without succumbing to  circularity; and that it can provide a univocal treatment quantification  in both modal and non-modal contexts. I show how this semantic  treatment of ''necessarily'' can be integrated into a Davidsonian  compositional meaning theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783838327259\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eUnderstanding ''necessarily'' without possible worlds or Platonic properties\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783838327259","offer_id":39499058446429,"sku":"9783838327259","price":79.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/aed72a35-ed92-4d0f-8ed7-733543663845.jpg?v=1757825448","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/en\/products\/clearing-a-path-for-conventionalist-modal-semantics-von-jesse-butler","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}