{"product_id":"foundations-for-metasemantics-hardcover-2","title":"Foundations for Metasemantics - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Cohnitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJussi Haukioja\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMetasemantics studies the foundations of meaning, asking what makes it the case that certain words have the meanings that they do. But what makes metasemantic theories true? This question has been all but ignored in philosophy of language. In this book, Cohnitz and Haukioja address this issue and argue that just as in metasemantics, both internalist and externalist answers are available for this foundational question. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe authors introduce and defend \u003cem\u003emeta-internalism\u003c\/em\u003e, arguing that the foundations of reference and meaning are anchored in the individual dispositions and psychological states of language users, offering an alternative to meta-externalist views that would appeal to broader community-based or otherwise external factors. Meta-internalism is, moreover, compatible with semantic externalism as usually understood, and provides an \u003cem\u003eexplanation \u003c\/em\u003eof why externalism is true. Through a critical examination of prominent theories and thought experiments, the book explores fundamental issues like reference failure, conceptual engineering, and the metaphysical implications of reference, as well as the methodology of theories of reference. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith its focus on the foundations of metasemantics, the book provides a fresh and empirically informed perspective on one of the core questions in the philosophy of language. \u003cem\u003eFoundations for Metasemantics\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for philosophers, scholars, and students seeking to understand the underlying principles that support our theories of meaning and reference.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Cohnitz, \u003cem\u003eProfessor of Theoretical Philosophy, Utrecht University\u003c\/em\u003e, Jussi Haukioja, Professor of philosophy at NTNU Trondheim, Norway. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDaniel Cohnitz holds the chair for theoretical philosophy at Utrecht University. Cohnitz studied philosophy, German literature and language, and history at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. In 2005 he defended his dissertation on \u003cem\u003eThought Experiments in Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eGedankenexperimente in der Philosophie\u003c\/em\u003e) at Düsseldorf. From 2006 to 2015 he was professor of theoretical philosophy at the University of Tartu in Estonia. Since January 2016 he is professor of theoretical philosophy in Utrecht. His research interests include metaphilosophy, epistemology, metaphysics, the philosophy of mind, language, mathematics, and logic, and related areas of philosophy and cognitive science. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJussi Haukioja is professor of philosophy at NTNU Trondheim, Norway. Haukioja studied philosophy, linguistics, and mathematics at the University of Turku, Finland. In 2000 he defended his dissertation on \u003cstrong\u003eRule-Following, Response-Dependence, and Realism.\u003c\/strong\u003e From 2001 to 2010 he was employed in research positions funded by the Academy of Finland. He joined NTNU Trondheim in 2010, and has been full professor since 2011. His research interests include philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, and metaphilosophy.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9.4 x 6.41 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47348567965945,"sku":"9780192895158","price":171.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/fOdZ0ajFM49780192895158_02607fad-68d5-421a-b279-34ea1766a38b.webp?v=1769774733","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/foundations-for-metasemantics-hardcover-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}