Theories which explain some concept in terms of a direct relation to an object.
The “Fido”-Fido theory of meaning says that the meaning of a word is an object it stands for (the name “Fido” means the dog Fido); the term is thus a nickname for a naming theory of meaning.
The “Fido”-Fido theory of belief is an extension of this idea, and says that to have a belief is to stand in a direct relation to a proposition which one is believing.
Source:
S Schiffer, The “Fido”-Fido Theory of Belief, Philosophical Perspectives (1987)
Table of Contents
- naming theories of meaning
- correspondence or relational theories of meaning
- use theories of meaning
- ideational theories of meaning
- causal theories of meaning
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